Trump metals tariffs make Granite City great again, but at what cost?
The United States Steel Corp is re-hiring or recruiting around 500 workers as it readies for production in mid-June at a blast furnace it idled in 2015.
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Russia’s Avtovaz explores alternatives to sanctions-hit Rusal
Rusal is Avtovaz's top aluminium supplier.
Scientists one step closer to producing more efficient lithium-ion batteries
They deposited copper on the ion-bombarded graphite.
Gold mine in Oregon “worth building”
The Grassy Mountain Gold project is expected to produce 47,000 ounces of gold and 50,000 ounces of silver for 7.25 years.
Hundreds protest in Veracruz against mining development
The protesters issued a press release, held a conference at a church and then marched towards the City Hall with signs where they wrote slogans like “Open-pit mines in Actopan and Alto Lucero use poisonous cyanide.”
Lithium Chile spins out base metals
PREMIUM CONTENT - Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so with six copper-gold prospects in Chile.
Vancouver miner expanding in under-explored area of Atlantic Canada
According to Labrador Gold, the Florence Lake belt is significantly underexplored for gold compared to greenstone belts elsewhere in the world.
Vedanta sticks with plan to expand Indian smelter despite deadly protests
A company executive says Vedanta is not looking to set up plant elsewhere.
Black lung disease cases spike among former US coal miners
Miners in recent decades have been over-exposed to dust, a University of Illinois researcher said.