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The government will soon deploy low-flying aircraft to sweep Missouri and other Midwest states over the next year, scanning the ground for the presence of critical minerals. The U.S. Geological Survey announced Wednesday that the scans will map Missouri, Illinois, Iowa…
Colombia will no longer approve new oil or large-scale mining projects in its Amazon biome, which covers 42% of the nation’s territory, according to a Nov. 13 statement by its environment ministry. Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian…
Once a rarity, autonomous, autonomous-ready and tele-remote equipment now accounts for almost 5% of key mining equipment. The proportion of mining equipment that is autonomous, autonomous-ready and tele-remote is growing and now comprises nearly 5% of key mining equipment, a…
Lithium prices in China fell sharply on Friday, short-circuiting a rally, after the main exchange stepped in to curb speculative trading and on a report that battery giant CATL could restart production at its flagship lithium mine. The most-active lithium carbonate contract…
The US Defense Department will reissue an updated tender for up to $500 million worth of cobalt by end-November 2025, with an award expected in early February 2026, according to Argus News. The Defense Logistics Agency first sought offers in mid-August…
The global competition for critical minerals has reached the least glamorous part of the metallic supply chain. Aluminum scrap may not be most people’s idea of “a strategic commodity” but that’s exactly what it is, according to EU trade chief…
Sand Lake brings copper-rich target, logistical advantages to Roma. Blue Star Gold Corp. Nov. 20 announced an expansion of its Roma project to incorporate the Sand Lake prospect, adding a block in the northern part of the project that includes…
Company working on mitigation measures to limit risk to caribou, says vice-president of environment As the race for rare earth elements accelerates in Canada, one Nova Scotia activist is warning about the environmental risks of rare earth mining — especially…