The US remains under-explored because previous administrations have considered mining a "toxic" industry, Robert Friedland said.

The US Bureau of Land Management gave final approval to the lithium mine in Nevada.

Gold recovered from a near seven-week low on prospects of a historic US relief bill.

Study suggests an 8-year, 1,070 t/d underground mine, producing an average of 102,000 gold oz. annually at all-in sustaining costs of $948 per oz.

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year, according to BloombergNEF.

The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics say will destroy sites deemed sacred by Native Americans.