USA Top Stories

Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia

The Mingomba deposit hosts average copper grades about six times higher than those found in Chile, the world’s top producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 6:16 am

Albemarle to build $180m US lithium research centre

The lithium giant anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2022 | 3:53 am

Fusion is nuclear power without the meltdowns and radioactive waste

Nuclear fusion, the process US researchers successfully demonstrated this month,…

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2022 | 12:58 pm

Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender

A report by Stratum and Digbee shows that gender is…

Staff Writer | December 13, 2022 | 6:50 am

Western countries forge green alliance for getting electric vehicle minerals

Announced at the COP15 talks on biodiversity in Montreal, the…

Reuters | December 12, 2022 | 1:45 pm

Latest Stories

Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma

Report – mining majors adopted a conservative approach after the 2015–16 market downturn focusing on cost cutting, productivity and expanding liquidity.

MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2021 | 2:32 pm

US looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 11:12 am

Gold price retreats as yields climb after Fed meeting

Gold traded lower despite the outlook for higher inflation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 18, 2021 | 9:28 am

Schlumberger unit to launch Nevada lithium plant as EV demand rises

Earlier this year, Albemarle Corp said it would double production at its facility in Silver Peak, Nevada.

Reuters | March 18, 2021 | 8:01 am

University of Nevada ramps up exploration for geothermal systems

Geophysicists can now conduct larger regional analysis for geothermal or mineralogical interests.

MINING.com Editor | March 18, 2021 | 6:00 am

RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects – 2021

No. 1 is a deep sea polymetallic project with a 75,000 square kilometre exploration tenement.

MINING.com Editor | March 17, 2021 | 3:05 pm

Miners rally on Fed boost to gold price

"The Fed announcement and the $1.9 trillion financial package are the only two bullish aspects for gold."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 17, 2021 | 11:30 am

Natural anode-grade graphite to enter the EV race

Urbix has developed a spheroidization process to make natural anode-grade graphite compete with synthetic anodes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 17, 2021 | 5:47 am

Nickel demand for EVs to outpace lithium and cobalt – report

Fitch expects nickel demand for EV battery manufacturing to average 29% annual growth rate until 2030.

MINING.com Editor | March 16, 2021 | 12:25 pm

First

Last