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 ...

Many useful metals unearthed from U.S. mines are discarded. When mining operations dig for valuable metals, they often exhume ore containing other metals too. These by-product elements are usually ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A start-up working for Rio Tinto and backed by BHP says its technology to recover critical minerals could make some US mines more valuable.

Long before he was elected, President Donald Trump promised to reinvigorate mining in northeast Minnesota. Since January, his administration has taken many actions to clear the way for new hardrock ...

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.

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 ...

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