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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…
Senate Republicans send Trump resolution to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban…
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Slag from metal processing may help capture and store CO2 emissions. A new Concordia-led study…
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The Northern Miner Treasure Hunt: Cobalt – the silver rush that transformed the Ontario bush
Standing atop Nipissing Hill Lookout, the history of the surrounding town of Cobalt, Ont. is in full view. There’s the town itself, Cobalt Lake and the decades-old remains of legacy mine infrastructure such as headframes and wooden mills. Look further…
$1.8 Billion Orion Critical Mineral Consortium formed to strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security
Orion Resource Partners LP (“Orion”), a leading global investment firm specializing in metals and materials, today announces the formation of the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (“Orion CMC” or the “Consortium”). Orion CMC is a new, mission-driven consortium designed to support the…
China and US ’just flexing muscles’ over critical metals, BHP chair says
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The U.S. and China are battling to project power as they compete to secure critical minerals supply, the new chair of BHP said on Thursday, downplaying any potential for the global miner to be caught between its top customer and…
The lunar mining gold rush is coming – and success requires bridging two worlds
The moon is about to become the first extraterrestrial mining frontier, and most investors may be backing the wrong players. While venture capital pours into space startups promising to revolutionize lunar resource extraction, the real winners may well be companies…
Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Mining Transformation Saudi Arabia’s mining sector represents one of the most ambitious industrial transformation projects in the modern era. The Kingdom’s departure from traditional oil dependency toward mineral diversification reflects a calculated strategy that positions the…
Moscow Metals Maestro Receives Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund “Golden License”
From Concert Halls to Commodity Markets: Russian Maestro Igor Raykhelson has just orchestrated his biggest deal. The acclaimed composer has been awarded a “Golden License” from the Bahrain sovereign wealth fund, to build the first titanium processing plant in the…
Goodbye to terrestrial mining – a study reveals that the Moon is a treasure trove of platinum group metals hidden in giant craters
Let’s talk about the Moon! A new study suggests that the Moon could be way more valuable than what we think. Researchers believe that on its surface there are craters that contain precious platinum-group metals such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium; apart…
The New Gold Rush
Drive an hour south of Kumasi, Ghana’s bustling second city, and before long the dense jungle gives way to denuded hills peppered with rickety timber frames. On every slope, gumbooted workers shovel the tawny earth down to muddy pools in…