May 13, 2024 New copper-based surface makes cell phone screens antibacterial Researchers have designed a transparent copper surface that is non-conductive and resistant against the growth of certain bacteria.
May 12, 2024 US Forest Service kicks off federal permitting process for South32’s Hermosa project The federal permitting process starts with the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
May 10, 2024 Rio Tinto has not ruled out bid for Anglo American — report While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it's large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.
May 9, 2024 Nutrien beats quarterly profit estimates on robust North America demand An early start to spring planting season in the region helped fertilizer demand.
May 9, 2024 Nippon Steel sticks to plan to close US Steel deal by year-end The takeover should bring Nippon Steel's global crude steel capacity to 86 million tons per year, close to its goal of 100 million.
May 9, 2024 BHP, Ivanhoe Electric team up to hunt for US copper The partnership is structured in two phases: project generation and possible development and operation of mining projects on a 50:50 basis.
May 8, 2024 Democrats call for probe into foreign mining on public lands The group wants to know how closely the federal government tracks exports of minerals extracted from public lands.
May 8, 2024 US Gold surges after obtaining Wyoming mining permit A 2021 pre-feasibility study gave the project a 10-year mine life, averaging 108,500 oz. of gold equivalent output per year.
May 8, 2024 Equinor buys 45% stake in two US lithium projects Equinor will initially compensate Standard Lithium $30 million and cover project expenses up to $33 million.
May 7, 2024 US Strategic Metals, Missouri University partner on precursor cathode material research Currently, most of the pCAM in the world is produced outside the United States.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm