The National Mining Association is spearheading a lobbying campaign to revive and expand the long-dormant Bureau of Mines in an effort to streamline how the government regulates and supports domestic mining, reported Reuters. The American Exploration & Mining Association and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration are working alongside the NMA on the effort.
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Tesla Inc. investors have voted down a moratorium on sourcing electric vehicle battery metals from deep seabeds during its annual shareholder meeting, reported Bloomberg. Nonprofit As You Sow filed a proposal in December asking the shareholders to impose a ban on mining in the biodiverse ecosystem. While commercial deep-sea mining has yet to begin, Bloomberg noted that the industry aims…
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Financially troubled miner Nevada Copper has tapped Gregory Martin and Matthew Anderson as its interim president and CEO and interim CFO, respectively. Martin was previously the company’s executive vice president and CEO; Anderson was vice president of Finance for the company. Nevada Copper is entering its second full week after confirming its plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in…
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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced AutoMine Lifecycle Support Solutions, a scalable service designed to ensure comprehensive aftermarket technology support for existing and new AutoMine customers that can boost uptime and also offer continuous process optimization. Sandvik said its AutoMine Lifecycle Support Solutions is backed by the company’s global network of service centers, giving customers flexible, scalable and customized…
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U.S.-based Critical Metals has signed a binding heads of agreement to acquire a controlling interest in one of the largest rare earth deposits in the world – the Tanbreez project in southern Greenland. Full story.
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Arizona Lithium officially opened the Lithium Research Centre in Tempe, Ariz., on May 31 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by federal and state government officials as well as economic development officers. Full story.
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US Critical Materials has entered a strategic exploration alliance with VerAI Discoveries, an AI-powered mineral discovery generator focused on uncovering essential critical minerals for the sustainable future. Full story.
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Hummingbird Resources has remobilised Corica Mining Services at the Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea following the suspension of work on 17 March as a result of various contractual disputes. CIG SA, Hummingbird’s largest shareholder, has agreed to provide a US$10 million loan in order to ensure continuity of operations during this re-ramping up phase of mining operations. “The agreement to…
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Control Concepts has released the AirSweep MAX, a globally patented pneumatic flow aid system that eliminates bridging, ratholing and build-up in bulk material handling equipment. The AirSweep MAX (short for Material Activation Xcellence) improves on the performance of its predecessor AirSweep. Laboratory tests proved that AirSweep MAX delivers 52% more output pressure and 31% more air output than the original…
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Global lithium producer Sigma Lithium has selected Nokia to deploy the first private LTE wireless campus network in the Americas that supports the mining of lithium. Nokia will work with partner Alcon to roll out the network, which will connect more than 200 Sigma employees and mine equipment. “At Sigma, we are dedicated to powering the next generation of EVs…
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