US mine production value rises 3.8% to $98 billion in 2022 — USGS

In 2022 consumption of many mineral commodities neared or exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 1:28 pm

Sojitz to sell stake in Gibraltar copper mine to Taseko

The Japanese trading house said reasons for offloading its interest in the Canadian mine included unstable operations, declining grades and increased risk of environmental liabilities.

MINING.COM Editor | February 2, 2023 | 3:33 am

EPA’s move to block Pebble project in Alaska ‘unlawful’, says CEO

The project has been on a roller coaster for the past 15 years.

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 2:10 pm

Biden blocks Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska

Bristol Bay supplies roughly half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon.

Bloomberg News | January 31, 2023 | 6:28 am

Biden to block Pebble project in Alaska

The Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination expected soon would effectively block the mine planned by Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Bloomberg News | January 30, 2023 | 1:44 pm

Molybdenum price in Europe hits record high

"There is zero availability on the ground and some people actually flew some material from China."

Staff Writer | January 18, 2023 | 11:48 am

Surging molybdenum price adds weight to new year rally for copper producers

Copper mining byproduct molybdenum is up more than 50% in a little over a month, boosting margins for producers.

Frik Els | January 10, 2023 | 12:13 pm

Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global energy.

Frik Els | January 9, 2023 | 11:16 am

Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine

The United States' top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres of land.

Reuters | December 22, 2022 | 7:16 am

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