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Tsaghkadzor – October 30, 2026 -- Armenia's mining exports could reach approximately $3 billion in 2027, driven by the development of the Amulsar mine and rising copper and molybdenum prices, according to Vardan Jhanian, President of the Mining and Metallurgy Association of Armenia and First Deputy CEO of Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC).

Jhanian spoke at the third annual Mining Armenia Forum 2026, which drew around 50 speakers from Armenia and 14 other countries and featured more than 30 presentations, panels and roundtables. He said growth must come with minimal impact on nature and surrounding communities, which he said requires adopting best sustainable-development standards.

Denver – October 01, 2026 -- LandGate has expanded its spatial intelligence platform to track more than 2,100 data center facilities across 10 European markets, adding site-level power, permitting and connectivity data to its existing U.S. coverage.

The expansion follows LandGate's acquisition by Wood Mackenzie in June 2026 and positions the company as a supplier of site-selection intelligence for hyperscale and AI-driven data center developers operating across Europe.

UK leads European coverage with 500+ facilities amid 70 GW of pending connection requests

The United Kingdom dominates LandGate's European dataset with more than 500 tracked facilities concentrated in the London and Slough corridor, where power connection requests now exceed 70 GW. Germany follows with 450+ facilities centered in Frankfurt, where the EnEfG Act will require new builds to hit a PUE of 1.2 or lower from July 2026 and shift to 100% renewable electricity by 2027.

Washington – September 12, 2026 -- Rapidan Energy Group has appointed James McLennan as Senior Vice President for Business Development, tasking him with leading growth across the firm's energy market, policy, and geopolitical research and data services.

McLennan brings two decades of energy research sales experience to Rapidan

McLennan spent 17 years at Wood Mackenzie leading global commercial teams serving the energy and financial services sectors. He also held senior leadership roles at IHS Markit and S&P Global before joining Rapidan.

Rapidan CEO cites McLennan's commercial track record as key hire rationale

"James will focus on building long-term, trusted relationships across our client base while leading our sales and customer-success functions to support the firm's continued growth," said Scott Modell, CEO of Rapidan Energy Group.