December 29, 2025–Written by Paul Wiseman for IIR News (Sugar Land, Texas)–Many minerals deemed critical for the data center revolution and for the energy transition have no standard reporting mechanisms for supply, demand, reserves, or mining costs. This challenges forecasters and planners for producers and end users.
Most days for most minerals, traders can check current market price fluctuations and make decisions on buying, selling, or mining. Oil, gas, gold, silver, and others go through trading hubs in New York, London, or elsewhere because the markets are large enough to be so established. And there are production figures, analysis of reserves, and other data critical to planning and forecasting.
