Quebec’s mining sector is at once thriving and uncertain, a duality that reflects the global forces reshaping commodities and the local policies that aim to manage them. The province has long prided itself on being one of Canada’s mining powerhouses,…

The Trump administration said this week it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants as President Donald Trump continues his efforts to reverse the years-long decline in the U.S.…

Alastair Bovim, CEO and co-founder of Insight Terra, a data and AI-driven environmental risk platform, says that disaster prevention in mining depends on recognizing, understanding, and responding to risks as they accumulate, not only when they escalate. In February 2025,…

Modern mining applications are often giants of steel and power.  They are celebrated for their ability to move literal mountains. Hydraulics are the muscle of these machines – giving unmatched power transfer and the ability to effectively do the work…

Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid with an average diameter of 340 meters will pass ~32,000 kilometers from Earth’s surface in April 2029. Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid with an average diameter of 340 m, is among the most closely studied objects of…

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) today announced two new programs under its Mine of the Future initiative, which aims to transform US mining practices and speed the development of a secure and resilient domestic…

This move is part of US efforts to help counter China’s control of the lithium market. The US Department of Energy (DoE) has restructured its deal with Lithium Americas Corporation (LAC) to take a 5% equity stake in the company…

The days of feel-good international meetings are over, affirms Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba on Wednesday; “it’s time for results!” He was delivering a keynote address on the first day of the Africa Mining Week…