Early construction work has launched on a long-awaited “critical minerals” mine in southeast Nebraska, with state and local ...

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals. These materials are the tiny building blocks powering modern life.

For the first time in 70 years, “the United States opened a rare earth mine,” reports RealClearInvestigation’s James Varney. “Ramaco’s Brook Mine in Ranchester,” Wyo., is “part of a critical effort to ...

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PATAGONIA, AZ — Officials promise safety with a southern Arizona mine that is on track to start production in 2027, while community health and environmental advocates raise concerns. ABC15 listened to ...

Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi ...

From national security, economic development and energy policy, they are a growing focus in the Pacific Northwest.

Star Minerals has received mining approval from the WA Department of Mines for its Tumblegum South gold project Plans are progressing quickly for grade control drilling Mining will begin in Q1 2026 ...

RUBAYA, Congo — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute ...