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.
May 7, 2024 International Battery closes $10 million private placement to deploy DLE plant International Battery intends to make additional private placements of up to about $13.6 million on similar terms to this placement.
May 7, 2024 Piedmont Lithium wins US state mining permit after posting reclamation bond State officials formally awarded the 16-page permit to Piedmont on Tuesday after a nearly three-year process.
May 7, 2024 Copper price touches $10,000 again as Goldman sees ‘stockout’ risk Goldman raised its year-end price target to $12,000 a ton, from $10,000 previously.
May 7, 2024 Robots recruited to manufacture wind turbines US-based researchers have incorporated robotic assistance in the manufacturing of wind turbine blades.
May 6, 2024 Battery developer backed by Paulson, Gates files for bankruptcy Ambri was founded in 2010 by two researchers who developed a “liquid metal” battery while at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
