Field results, market watch and site notes.

• The Bench Brief: Portfolio Impact & the African Mining Landscape — Export-restriction policy, a Zambian election, record copper prices, and how our own portfolio kept powder factor and flyrock down on the bench.
• Why Total Cost of Ownership Beats Unit Price — The invoice is the smallest part of the cost — what freight float and idle stock really do to a site's budget.
• Inside the Modular Store: Matching Data to the Right Products — How a consumption survey turns into a stock list, and why that beats stocking to a template.

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