Proposal: Critical Materials, Commodities & Metals Monitor

[SebastienMelki]

(Moved from #78 — originally proposed by @jyr-ai)

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Amazing monitor tool! I would love to propose a screen on Miners, supply chains, commodities, precious metals, Rare Earth mines and live updates on these supply and demand info... after all Geopolitics is all about resources and trade routes.

What does the community think?

[EricGeiler]

hell yes!

[jyr-ai]

Plan to Add Commodity Variant: (quickly put it into Claude)

Phase 1: Create Commodity-Specific Data Structures

1. Create src/config/commodity-miners.ts - Similar to TECH's tech-companies.ts

   • Define miner data structure with: name, location (lat/lon), mineral types, production capacity, operator, status
   • Include major mining companies (BHP, Rio Tinto, Glencore, Vale, Freeport-McMoRan)
   • Add critical mineral mines (Lithium, Cobalt, Rare Earths, Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver)

2. Create src/config/commodity-markets.ts - Enhanced commodity data

   • Expand current COMMODITIES array with more metals: Platinum, Palladium, Lithium, Cobalt, Uranium
   • Add mining company symbols (BHP, RIO, FCX, NEM, GOLD, etc.)
   • Include commodity ETFs (GDX, SLV, GLD, USO, DBB)

3. Create src/config/mining-networks.ts - Mining infrastructure

   • Export processing facilities, smelters, refineries with geolocations
   • Include transportation routes (rail, ports) for mineral transport

Phase 2: Enhance Commodity Variant Configuration

1. Update src/config/variants/commodity.ts with TECH-style structure:

   • Add commodity-specific exports (miners, markets, mining-networks)

   • Create comprehensive FEEDS configuration for commodity news:

     • commodity-news: Bloomberg Commodities, Reuters Commodities, Kitco, Mining.com
     • gold-silver: Gold price news, silver market analysis
     • energy: OilPrice.com, Rigzone, EIA updates
     • mining-news: Mining Journal, Mining Weekly, industry reports
     • critical-minerals: Battery metals, rare earths news

2. Enhance panel configuration with more commodity-focused panels:

   • Add mining-operations panel for mine locations and status
   • Add critical-minerals panel for battery metals tracking
   • Add commodity-charts panel with real-time price charts (copy TECH's chart format)
   • Add supply-chain panel for mining logistics and transportation

3. Update map layers to focus on commodity infrastructure:

   • Enable minerals: true (already present)
   • Add new layer types: miningSites: true, processingPlants: true, commodityPorts: true
   • Keep relevant layers: pipelines: true, waterways: true, economic: true

Phase 3: Implement TECH-Style Layouts and Functions

1. Copy TECH's news aggregation format:

   • Category-based feed organization with tiered sources
   • Real-time RSS proxy integration
   • Source tier system for prioritization

2. Implement commodity price charts similar to TECH's market displays:

   • Real-time commodity price tickers
   • Historical price charts with timeframes
   • Correlation analysis between commodities

3. Create mining network visualization:

   • Plot miner locations with mineral type icons
   • Show production capacity via marker size
   • Connect mines to processing facilities and ports

Phase 4: Data Integration and API Enhancement

1. Enhance existing APIs for commodity data:

   • Update api/yahoo-finance.js to include more commodity symbols
   • Create api/commodity-prices.js for specialized commodity data
   • Add api/mining-operations.js for mine status and production data

2. Integrate with existing data sources:

   • Use CRITICAL_MINERALS data from geo.ts
   • Connect to commodity price APIs (Bloomberg, Reuters, Trading Economics)
   • Integrate mining company financial data

Implementation Priority:

1. High Priority: Create commodity data structures and enhance variant config
2. Medium Priority: Implement TECH-style news and chart layouts
3. Low Priority: Advanced mining network visualization

Expected Outcome:

A fully-featured Commodity variant that:

• Retains all critical minerals, gold, silver, copper, and oil components
• Adds comprehensive miner geolocation data (latitude/longitude)
• Implements TECH-style organized news feeds and price charts
• Provides mining network visualization on the map
• Offers specialized commodity intelligence dashboard

I can start working on this (vibe coding), if everyone thinks it's a good idea?

[bobrossXAG]

That would be so helpful, and amazing if you set that up.

[bobrossXAG]

how long would it take to get something like that up into the website

[aa5064]

Love this!