Blast from the Past: US proposes huge mining program
In early 1942, with America newly at war and global supply lines shattered, the U.S. Bureau of Mines unveiled an ambitious plan to secure the raw materials needed to arm…
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US Spotlight: A Wild West rush for minerals – Part 2
Historic mining regions, including the American West and Alaska, are seeing another gold rush amid the Trump administration’s executive orders to “Make America Great Again” by scaling up domestic critical…
Solaris values Ecuador copper mine at $4.6B
Swiss mine developer Solaris Resources (TSX: SLS; NYSE: SLSR) says a prefeasibility study shows its Warintza copper-gold project in southeastern Ecuador would generate an after-tax net present value of $4.6 billion (C$6.4…
Deep Sea Rare Minerals seeks US seabed licences
Deep Sea Rare Minerals (DSRM), the parent company of autonomous underwater vehicle operator Deep Sea Vision, has applied for subsea mineral exploration licences with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
US plan to boost Africa mining ties needs work: analyst
Recent United States initiatives aimed at developing closer ties with resource-rich African countries to break China’s stranglehold on critical minerals processing are still a long way from paying off, according…
US Spotlight: A Wild West rush for minerals
Historic mining regions, including the American West and Alaska, are seeing another gold rush amid the Trump administration’s executive orders to “Make America Great Again” by scaling up domestic critical…
Lundin Mining lifts copper outlook, cuts costs
Canada’s Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) has raised its forecast for full-year copper output and cut its costs outlook after stronger-than-expected performance at its Caserones mine in Chile. Lundin, which generated…
Opinion: The US reclaims its exploration roots
No doubt we are sitting within a phase of geopolitical spotlighting on minerals that involves Donald Trump, China, tariffs, ending the war in Ukraine, Greenland and Russia. This is the…
U.S. export bank signals $200M for Pumpkin Hollow
Letter of interest outlines $180m in potential funding to complete the fully financed restart of the underground copper mine in Nevada, and $20 million to advance technical work.
Canadian federal budget promises billions for mining
Canada’s Liberal government plans to form a $2-billion sovereign fund for critical minerals, earmark hundreds of millions in mining industry spending and widen exploration tax credits to a dozen other…
Codelco grows copper output despite mine collapse
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco, the world’s largest producer of the metal, expects 2025 and 2026 production to slightly surpass last year’s output, signalling resilience in the face of a…
Freeport expands BC’s AuRORA with near-surface grades
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has extended the AuRORA copper-gold-silver discovery made by partner Amarc Resources (TSXV: AHR; OTCQB: AXREF) in British Columbia. A batch of long, near-surface intercepts released on Monday…