An engineering faculty member at the University of Nevada, Reno explains how explosives engineers shape mining, medicine and ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Mining industry leader Freeport-McMoRan invested $7 million to support the University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) mining engineering degree program, the university announced ...

A version of this story first appeared on Minnesota Public Radio. Hundreds of people stood in a long line that snaked outside the offices of Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk, Minnesota, last month, ...

These days, the mining industry is playing a crucial role in the transition to net-zero greenhouse emissions. Materials such as lithium and copper are keys to building stronger power grids and ...

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a landmark Critical Minerals Framework, marking a major step toward advancing both nations’ ambitions for energy and ...

Project opponents say the proposed Ambler Road would threaten populations of fish and caribou that are key food sources in the area. October 14, 2025 A proposed project to build Ambler Road, a private ...

In the dust-choked quarries of Kenya’s coastal region, a young Khadija Omar watched miners return home each day, their clothes and lungs filled with the fine, gritty residue of hard labour. Troubled ...

America already mines all the critical minerals it needs for energy, defense, and technology, but most are being wasted as mine tailings. Researchers discovered that minerals like cobalt, germanium, ...

Anthony Milewski is the founder of The Oregon Group and an influential figure in the mining, metals and energy industries. America hasn’t just lost mining capacity—we’ve lost the very ecosystem that ...

Zambia plans to triple copper output by 2031, driving demand for skilled workers. TVET and universities face challenges in meeting mining sector’s skills needs. Urgent reforms in training and ...

All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published in the ...

The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ...