Resource nationalism redraws critical minerals playbook
Export controls, quotas and state intervention are the main reasons why the old mining game plan no longer works.
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Trump plans $700 million to build coal plants, export site
Trump’s planned initiative is set to include the distribution of $425 million to 13 existing coal plants and $185 million to help build two more.
Surge Battery raises $21M for Nevada lithium project
The financing is being led by Brian Paes-Braga, managing partner at SAF Group, and Michael Hess of Hess Capital.
Deep Sea Minerals gets NOAA compliance
The approval positions Deep Sea Minerals as one of only three publicly companies to have received NOAA substantial compliance determination.
Stardust Power joins DOE-backed lithium extraction program
The project focuses on extracting lithium from domestic waste streams, including wastewater from oil & gas operations and drainage from legacy coal mines.
Canada to extend US steel and aluminum tariff measures for one year
The extensions, subject to cabinet approval, would run to June 27 and June 30, 2027.
Cornish Tin & Lithium find field extension, make new discovery at Tregonning
Drilling confirmed that a newly identified lithium-bearing rock formation continues far beyond the area where it was first discovered.
ElementUSA, Colorado School of Mines win $67M award for rare earth processing plant
The facility, the company said, has the potential to make the Louisiana residue one of the only depleting bauxite residue waste resources in the world.
Oklahoma’s attorney general sues to block aluminum smelter after Trump endorses rival
Republican Gentner Drummond cited concerns about the project's ties to the United Arab Emirates and potential harm to the state's cattle.