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A central question remains: will energy companies acquire miners or vice versa? The consensus suggests that in many regions, especially where overbuilt renewables exist, a hybrid or cooperative approach will flourish. Miners will seek to acquire distressed or underutilized assets at distressed prices, injecting capital and operational expertise to unlock their value.
In Africa and other emerging markets, the landscape differs—sometimes energy providers will invest in mining to stabilize and monetize their assets, fostering local development. The interactions are dynamic and heavily dependent on regional market conditions, investor mandates, and strategic goals.