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US developing domestic uranium strategy – Energy Secretary

The United States relies on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for roughly half of the uranium powering its nuclear power plants.

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 8:21 am

Glencore to stick with Rusal’s aluminum in 2023

European business groups representing consumers oppose any restrictions against Russian…

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:56 am

BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants

By discharging over 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a…

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:46 am

Freeport in talks to buy Arizona copper smelter

Executives from Phoenix-based Freeport recently toured the Hayden smelter --…

Bloomberg News | October 26, 2022 | 3:35 pm

Copper price jumps as dollar eases

Metal price edged higher buoyed by a weaker dollar and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2022 | 8:39 am

New bull chart for $30,000 copper price: porphyries nearly mined out

Porphyries produce 80% of all copper but “the industry's ability to increase its reserve base by lowering cut-off grades is nearing an end” says new study.

Frik Els | May 14, 2021 | 12:05 pm

More than a year into the pandemic, no new MSHA safety standards regulated

Regulators have not included in covid -19 guidance any emergency temporary standard, says safety litigator Willa Perlmutter.

Amanda Stutt | May 14, 2021 | 10:47 am

China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix

New report says as Chinese automakers move into developed markets they bring with them cheaper nickel and cobalt-free batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 13, 2021 | 10:05 pm

Mining stocks outpace tech gains but valuation gap remains Escondida-size

Despite hot metals markets the revenge of the miners, as Robert Friedland would have it, is still a dish best served cold.

Frik Els | May 13, 2021 | 11:55 am

First large-scale, offshore wind project in the US gets greenlight

The Vineyard Wind project is expected to generate 30 gigawatts of energy from offshore wind by 2030, enough power for 400,000 homes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 13, 2021 | 6:06 am

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US developing domestic uranium strategy – Energy Secretary

Glencore to stick with Rusal’s aluminum in 2023

BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants

Freeport in talks to buy Arizona copper smelter

Copper price jumps as dollar eases

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New bull chart for $30,000 copper price: porphyries nearly mined out

More than a year into the pandemic, no new MSHA safety standards regulated

China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix

Mining stocks outpace tech gains but valuation gap remains Escondida-size

Albemarle gears up to tap metal from old cars

Colonial Pipeline slowly restarts as Southeast US scrambles for fuel

KGHM to sell its smaller mines outside Poland

US trade chief: 1962 law used for metals tariffs needs modernization

First large-scale, offshore wind project in the US gets greenlight