March 31, 2024 Nippon Steel emphasizes its ‘deep roots’ in the US as it pursues US Steel deal The Japanese firm has agreed to buy US Steel for roughly $15 billion but the deal faces an uphill battle for approval in a US election year.
March 29, 2024 Glencore makes additional investment in Stillwater Critical Minerals Last June, the commodity trading giant made its first investment in the critical minerals explorer.
March 29, 2024 Intramotev deploys first battery-electric self-propelled railcar at Cumberland mine The car has run for over 1,000 miles between Cumberland and its Alicia Harbor facility In Pennslyvania.
March 29, 2024 Column: US looks to reboot aluminum sector with a new smelter Century Aluminum's proposed low-carbon facility represents the first primary aluminum smelter in the US in 45 years.
March 29, 2024 US talks often with Congo’s Gecamines on cobalt and copper, official says The United States continues to work with Zambia and Congo on mining and regulatory structures.
March 28, 2024 Bridge disaster leaves some US coal miners with few options Consol Energy is facing the biggest threat to its operations.
March 28, 2024 Newmont terminates option on Nevada gold-silver project Newcrest, now part of Newmont, had the right to acquire, in multiple stages, up to a 75% interest in Appaloosa.
March 28, 2024 Gold price heads for best month in over a year "Gold seems to be on standby after a three-day rally with investors on the sidelines ahead of key US data," one analyst says.
March 28, 2024 Grand Canyon groundwater systems’ high interconnectivity makes nearby uranium mining risky – study Researchers say uranium mining near the Grand Canyon's springs and groundwater sources requires better monitoring.
March 27, 2024 Orano studying plan to build US uranium enrichment plant Orano mines uranium in Canada, Kazakhstan and Niger and has a single fuel enrichment facility in France.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 Mt of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended December 31. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm