The goal is to boost domestic mining of lithium and other minerals officials say are critical to national security and the ...

In 2015, the infamous Gold King Mine disaster led to thousands of people throughout the Southwestern U.S. losing crops, ...

Some activists think the Trump administration's public lands initiatives — including a new review of a national monument's ...

President Donald Trump issued a March executive order to increase American mineral production to protect national security.

The miner has agreed with community leaders in Bougainville to help fund an investigation into the environmental and social impact of the abandoned copper mine. Rio Tinto says it is willing to ...

Africa, in fact, is emerging as a copper powerhouse. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kamoa-Kakula mine alone is producing more than 139,000 tonnes a year, backed heavily by Chinese investment.

Possible tariffs on copper imports could enhance the attractiveness of mines and other assets located in the U.S., especially in Arizona, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., reported the nation's largest ...

A new infographic from MINING.COM and The Northern Miner reveals a stark divide in global copper processing power, with China firmly in control of more than half of global capacity. Nations within ...