Mining is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining: Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the...

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Eduardo Zamanillo Marta Rivera

Mining is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining

Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the Next Global Order

Eduardo Zamanillo, Marta Rivera

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English

Qmbooks (Canada)
27 August 2025

Globalization; Politics & government; Geopolitics; Mining technology & engineering

Mining Is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining

The age of traditional mining has ended. Critical minerals-copper, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and more-are no longer just commodities. They are the hidden architecture of global power, deciding who leads in technology, defense, finance, and diplomacy.

This book maps how minerals moved from the margins of industry to the center of geopolitics. With data from 2024-2025 and a strategic lens, Marta Rivera and Eduardo Zamanillo reveal how China, the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia are reshaping the world order through mining decisions that will echo for decades.

Inside, you'll discover:

Why Sovereign speed -not just reserves- now defines who wins or loses. How narrative and legitimacy can turn mineral wealth into real power. The risks of failing to industrialize mining in a world racing for supply chains. Where artificial intelligence, clean technologies, and strategic alliances enter the mineral equation. Why illegal mining is not just a social issue, but a matter of national security.

Mining Is Dead is not a technical manual. It is a guide for those who want to see the signals behind the headlines and anticipate the forces shaping tomorrow. Written with clarity and depth, it speaks to policymakers, business leaders, investors, academics, journalists-and anyone curious about how the next chapter of global power is being written.

The mining of the past is gone. What comes next is geopolitical mining, and it will shape the century.

By: Eduardo Zamanillo, Marta Rivera
Imprint: Qmbooks (Canada)
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781069610690
ISBN 10: 1069610690
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 27 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eduardo (Ed) Zamanillo is a mining engineer and advisor with international experience spanning from prospecting to the commercialization of commodities. He has been involved in major copper transactions in Latin America and has advised global investors on mining projects across multiple jurisdictions. Based in Toronto, he writes on mining as a driver of global infrastructure and geopolitical change-far beyond the energy transition. Marta Rivera is a sociologist with a Master's degree in Strategic Communication. She has spent more than 20 years researching key industries, analyzing how narratives are built, how they influence strategic decisions, and how to anticipate game-changing insights.

Reviews for Mining is Dead. Long Live Geopolitical Mining: Why Critical Minerals and Strategic Power Will Define the Next Global Order

A fresh, thought-provoking, and entirely new lens on mining. It is not a technical manual, but a strategic guide to understanding the forces shaping tomorrow. The old paradigm of mining as a neutral, technical sector is over. This book declares its end and introduces a new concept: geopolitical mining. From governments to investors, Rivera and Zamanillo provide concrete recommendations for how to navigate minerals as instruments of power, sovereignty, and industrial strategy. Mining Is Dead insists that critical minerals are not just about the energy transition - they are about national security, technology, and the very architecture of global power. An important contribution to the debate about minerals and power. It makes clear that mining's future will be shaped not by geology alone, but by strategy, legitimacy, and geopolitics.