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December 4, 2025

Energy Department Announces $134 Million in Funding to...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) today...

December 3, 2025

Codelco and Glencore agree to partner on Chilean smelter...

Chile’s state-run copper producer Codelco and Glencore, a Swiss trader and miner, have signed an initial...

December 2, 2025

Celebrating the Patron Saint of Mining ...

Saint Barbara is intimately entwined in the lore of mining. Origins of both the saint and her identification...

December 1, 2025

Canada’s Barrick Mining explores IPO of North American...

Barrick Mining said on Monday it was exploring an initial public offering of a subsidiary that would hold its...

December 1, 2025

Proposed Teck-Anglo merger is subject to national...

Canada will submit the proposed merger of Anglo American and Teck Resources to a national security review,...

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