Critical Mineral Accelerator could receive up to $160M over 10 years to advance mineral discovery, processing technologies and workforce development in Alaska Alaska’s vast critical mineral endowment is serving as the foundation of a new federally backed innovation coalition aimed…

Residents filled a gymnasium at the Emily City Hall Tuesday night to hear more about a potential underground mine in their community. The small city surrounded by lakes in northern Crow Wing County, northeast of Brainerd, sits on what’s been…

West-central Montana’s Little Blackfoot Drainage produced some 300,000 ounces of gold during the 19th and 20th centuries, when the Treasure State was awash in prospectors and miners. Evidence of that earlier period persists today in the Conestoga wagon-sized holes that…

ASU researchers develop ways to stabilize waste from mining activities and recover critical minerals across Arizona Arizona State University researchers are testing ways to turn one of mining’s biggest environmental liabilities into a potential resource for American businesses and consumers.…

Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris called on Saturday for swift action to address the environmental damage caused by mining activities across the country. Idris emphasized that close coordination between the Ministry of Minerals and state governments is essential to modernize…

The Trump administration is moving closer to opening up U.S. waters for deep-sea mining—a contentious and largely untested industry focused on extracting mineral-rich deposits from the ocean floor containing cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese. Last week, the Department of Interior’s…

According to foreign media reports, Panama’s government is evaluating the creation of a state-owned enterprise (SOE) to pave the way for restarting First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panamá copper mine. Under the proposed public-private partnership, the Panamanian state would hold a…

Tungsten is emerging as a critical material in AI, demonstrating its strength in semiconductor fabrication that powers data processing. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has undeniably cracked the code to everyday tasks, leading to massive expansion and more conversations on high-performance hardware.…