Decoding the Strategic Intent of Non-Traditional Entrants in the Metals & Mining Value Chain
When the Ground Shifts from Beneath: How a Solar Company Quietly Acquired Mineral Rights Next Door In late 2023, an Australian mid-cap copper producer received surprising news: a neighboring exploration license—previously untouched—had been acquired not by a rival miner, but by a renewables major. What followed wasn’t a land grab. Within six months, the new …