We believe copper is set to take center stage in 2025. The Trump 2.0 administration’s tariffs could be a headwind for base metals. We believe geopolitical risks and U.S. economic uncertainty, ...

The leftover ore discarded by US mines is packed with key minerals – enough to provide virtually all of the raw material needed to build clean energy technologies. Recovering just a fraction of these ...

Most U.S. metal mines are built to dig for one or two things: copper, iron, or in some places maybe gold. But here’s the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while ...

As gold enjoys an unprecedented jump in prices in 2025, you might be curious to know where, exactly, most of the U.S.'s gold ...

Mankind has mined the earth’s surface for thousands of years. Now there’s a furious race to find even more metal that will enable the world’s energy transition away from fossil fuels. In Papua New ...

Newmont sees interest from dozens of parties for assets it’s divesting after Newcrest deal. In addition to replacing gold they mine, major gold producers are likely to continue look for copper assets.

The Trump administration is trying an array of unconventional measures to shore up U.S. rare earths supplies. It remains ...

Government researchers in the US and abroad believe we could help decarbonize and electrify the transportation sector with hardy, fast-growing plants that collect the metals needed to manufacture ...