July 25, 2025 Pilot Mountain tungsten project in Nevada gets $6M from Department of Defense Pilot Mountain has the largest tungsten deposit in the US, Guardian Metals CEO says.
July 25, 2025 US targets mine waste to boost local critical minerals supply The Interior Department will simplify federal rules for recovering minerals like rare earths, lithium, and cobalt from mine waste.
July 24, 2025 White House taps mining expert to head national security office David Copley, who was chosen earlier in the year to serve as the top mining official at the US National Energy Dominance Council, is now a senior director at the…
July 24, 2025 Indonesia discussing strategic management of critical minerals trade Indonesia is one of only a only a handful of countries to strike a deal with Washington to lower US tariffs.
July 24, 2025 Teck approves $2.4B expansion of Highland Valley Copper Construction starts in August, extending Canada’s largest copper mine’s productive life by another two decades.
July 22, 2025 Aclara seeks state funding for US-Brazil plans Aclara wants to begin tapping ionic clay deposits in Chile and Brazil by 2028.
July 22, 2025 Abuse claims on the rise at mines in Eastern Europe, Central Asia — study According to the BHRRC, the number of documented cases in 2024 was nearly three times higher than the 92 recorded the year prior.
July 21, 2025 US rare earth stock cracks top 50 mining companies for the first time Non-Chinese rare earth producers have been conspicuously absent from mining’s top tier, now worth a collective $1.5 trillion, up $200 billion year to date.
July 21, 2025 Titan Mining targets Q4 2025 to become only integrated US graphite producer There is only one producing graphite mine in North America, Northern Graphite’s Lac des Iles in Quebec.
July 21, 2025 China rare earth magnet exports jump 158% after trade truce Total cargoes of the magnets rose to 3,188 tons last month, according to Chinese data on Sunday, more than double volumes of 1,238 tons in May.
US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact Since Trump's return to power, the US has courted the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia and moved to bolster its influence in a region. February 18, 2026 | 02:12 pm
