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A new mining agreement provides no benefits for Mexico and fails to address health and…
A group of monks piled into Harry Browne’s one-room cabin earlier this year for morning…
The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining…
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
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Desperate to break China’s grip on critical minerals, the Trump administration is splashing cash around the world FOR MOST of the past 30 years Western firms have been leaving rather than investing in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says Guy-Robert…
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) is currently conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Springpole gold project in Ontario. This open-pit gold/silver mine and on-site metal mill, located approximately 110 km northeast of Red Lake, Ontario, has…
A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station carried out the experiment. Using microorganisms to mine meteorites could be an effective way to extract precious metals in space, scientists say. This is the subject of an experiment aboard the International…
The United States wants to back shovel-ready critical minerals projects in New Zealand and other countries, as it seeks to close a 40-year development gap with rival superpower China before the end of Donald Trump’s term in office. That’s emerged…
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – A sharp rally in the price of rare earths has propelled the market above the floor price guaranteed by the U.S. government in its ground-breaking deal with domestic producer MP Materials. This is good news…
Apex Critical Metals (OTCQX:APXCF) was accepted into the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC) on February 23, 2026. Membership links Apex’s North American critical mineral projects, including the Rift Rare Earth Project (Nebraska) and Cap Project (British Columbia), to U.S. and…
Along rivers and farmland in Zambia’s Copperbelt, communities are living with the environmental and social consequences of renewed mining activity. Global demand for copper used in electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies has seen business surge in Zambian mining towns like Kitwe, Luanshya, Mufulira and Chingola. Concerns over…
NEW DELHI, Feb 21 (Reuters) – India moved to deepen trade ties with Brazil on Saturday, signing a pact to expand cooperation in mining and minerals as it seeks to meet rising domestic steel demand and support capacity expansion amid…