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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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Mining industry leaders are excited about getting projects off the shelves and into development under the second Trump administration. Beyond taking advantage of a favorable federal regulatory climate, they’re looking for ways to make responsible mining happen more easily regardless…
A conservative presidential hopeful in Peru is vowing a major change in policy representing the key mining industry’s biggest fear: to revoke key exploration permits for idle projects and redistribute them. The proposal is the bane of global mining corporations…
Fund money has surged into the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium contract over the past couple of months as investors bet that the market’s days of chronic oversupply are coming to an end. Investors have built up record long positions,…
By working together, the Western Hemisphere can increase its economic independence and resilience. The United States has a narrow window to reshape its economic future and its role in the Americas if it moves decisively. A network of special economic…
The Trump administration on Thursday added 10 minerals to a list it deems essential for the U.S. economy and national security, including copper, vital to electric vehicles, power grids, and data centers, and metallurgical coal, used to make coke fuel…
The Interior Department on Thursday announced an updated critical minerals list that includes metallurgical coal and both phosphate and potash, two key ingredients for common fertilizers. The final 2025 list also includes boron, copper, lead, rhenium, silicon, silver and uranium.…
Russia has reserves of 15 rare-earth metals totalling 28.7 million tonnes, according to the Natural Resources Ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to draw up a roadmap for the extraction of rare-earth minerals by December 1, as…
The precious metals market is currently experiencing a notable recalibration, as gold, a long-standing safe-haven asset, shows signs of cooling after an extraordinary rally, while silver demonstrates resilience, steadying at elevated price levels. This dynamic shift, unfolding as of November…