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2025 January 30

Critical Minerals Consistency Act reintroduced  

A bill that would add those materials listed as critical by the U.S. Department of Energy to the U.S. Geological Survey's ...

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2025 January 30

Caterpillar warns of sales drop in 2025 on weak equipment demand

Caterpillar warned of a slight sales drop in 2025, as dealers scale back purchase of equipment due to weak demand driven by ...

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2025 January 29

ICMM and INAP launch new tool to strengthen water pollution ...

Today, ICMM and the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) have launched a new resource to help mining companies ...

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2025 January 29

Vale posts highest annual iron ore output since 2018 despite ...

Brazilian miner Vale posted on Tuesday its highest annual iron ore production since 2018, even after a decline in output in ...

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2025 January 28

AGI Releases 2024 'Critical Needs' Policy Resource

With a new administration and congress starting to shape policy, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and its federation ...

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2025 January 28

US buyers face higher costs if Trump pursues copper, aluminum ...

President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on U.S. copper and aluminum imports will result in higher costs for local ...

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2025 January 28

Sandvik electrifies its entire intelligent rotary blasthole ...

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions now offers electric versions of its entire range of next generation intelligent rotary ...

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2025 January 27

Perpetua Resources Applauds Idaho's SPEED Act to Streamline ...

Perpetua Resources Corp. today praised Idaho Governor Brad Little's Executive Order 2025-02, the Strategic Permitting, ...

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2025 January 24

President Trump issues executive order “Unleashing American ...

On Jan. 20, President Donald Trumped signed an executive order (EO) “Unleashing American Energy,” that aims “to encourage ...

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2025 January 23

Trump's EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's rollback of electric vehicle targets may temporarily slow demand for lithium and other ...

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