Venezuela’s Maduro pledges to permit oil, mines development in disputed territory
CARACAS/GEORGETOWN (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he would authorize oil exploration in an area subject to a dispute with Guyana, which said it would report his comments to the…
GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Counter Congolese Child Mines, Chinese Influence In Minerals
GOP Rep Introduces Bill To Counter Congolese Child Mines, Chinese Influence In Minerals Nick Pope on June 30, 2023 Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey introduced legislation Friday which would ban…
‘You’re Telling Me We Have Too Many Jobs?’: Josh Hawley Rips Interior Secretary’s Rationale For Shutting Down US Mines
‘You’re Telling Me We Have Too Many Jobs?’: Josh Hawley Rips Interior Secretary’s Rationale For Shutting Down US Mines John Hugh DeMastri on May 2, 2023 Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri…
SUZANNE DOWNING: Will The Left Ever Allow Copper Mines In America?
SUZANNE DOWNING: Will The Left Ever Allow Copper Mines In America? Suzanne Downing on February 5, 2023 The permanent bureaucracy has done it again, driving another stake through the heart of the…
Biden Admin Moves To Fund Foreign Mining Projects After Blocking Domestic Mines: REPORT
Biden Admin Moves To Fund Foreign Mining Projects After Blocking Domestic Mines: REPORT Jack McEvoy on December 12, 2022 The Biden administration may fund 12 critical mineral mining projects in foreign countries…
Biden’s ‘Green’ Agenda Could End Up Sending Taxpayer Cash To Chinese-Owned Mines In Canada
Biden’s ‘Green’ Agenda Could End Up Sending Taxpayer Cash To Chinese-Owned Mines In Canada Jack McEvoy on November 22, 2022 The Biden administration is seeking to fund Canadian mining developments to help…
VW aims to take stakes in Canadian mines, mine operators – Handelsblatt
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen aims to enter the mining business in Canada to ensure its raw material supply for battery production, a board member for the German carmaker told Handelsblatt daily. “We…
Russian soldiers start clearing mines from Ukraine’s Azovstal
MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Russian soldiers cleared mines and debris on the industrial grounds of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol on Sunday after hundreds of Ukrainian forces holed up in the vast plant…
Chile’s parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: water
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO – A record-breaking drought in Chile is impacting mining operations and forcing companies to escalate their search for more sources of water, from water treatment and pricey desalination…
Floating mines in Black Sea endangering grain, oil trade – officials
By Jonathan Saul LONDON – The risk of coming across floating mines in the major Black Sea shipping route is adding to perils for merchant ships sailing in the region, and governments…
Russia trades accusations with Ukraine on drifting Black Sea mines
(This March 31 story was refiled to remove picture) LONDON – Russia accused Ukraine on Thursday of laying hundreds of mines near its coast and said some were drifting into open waters…
Ivanhoe Mines’ Friedland sees logistics cost squeeze easing
JOHANNESBURG – High shipping costs have posed a “challenge” for Democratic Republic of Congo-focused copper producer Ivanhoe Mines, but an alternative route to port via Angola should ease the squeeze, co-Chairman Robert…
Russia’s Polymetal is studying possibility of Kazakh mines demerger
(Reuters) – Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal is analysing the possibility of breaking off its Kazakh mines at the request of a group of investors, it said on Monday, adding that…
As EV demand rises, Biden officials warm to new mines
By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON – U.S. regulators are warming to approving new domestic sources of electric vehicle battery metals, as Washington bids to avoid a reliance on strategic minerals imports similar to…
Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman returning to the Alaska gold mines for new series
Fans of Discovery’s #1-rated show GOLD RUSH have watched miner Todd Hoffman bet it all with the hope to strike it rich in gold. Never afraid of a gamble, Todd has set…
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