US mining news

American Pacific Mining Corp. has provided an update on the company’s 15 000 m drill programme at its Madison Copper-Gold Project near Silver Star, Montana.

South32’s Hermosa project is setting a new benchmark for mine design, with Glencore Technology’s Jameson Concentrator selected to support a safer, more efficient, and increasingly automated processing operation.

US-based mining technology company Hivekit has announced OPS.AI, a new technology that proactively coordinates and optimises mine operations, identifies bottlenecks, answers operational questions, and executes authorised directives.

Cummins is marking 100 years of serving the mining industry by looking ahead to the next generation of performance, efficiency, and lifecycle value. Its latest portfolio developments reflect a continued focus on practical innovation for today’s toughest applications.

Komatsu Ltd. and its subsidiary EARTHBRAIN Ltd. have entered into a strategic partnership with AIM Intelligent Machines (AIM), a developer of autonomous operation technology for bulldozers and hydraulic excavators.

Following many years of collaboration, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and Coeur Mining, Inc. (Coeur) have formalised a four-year strategic partnership, strengthening a relationship that will build upon a series of strategic objectives intended to benefit the mining and minerals industry at large.

Vancouver's Vizsla Copper Corp. has provided an exploration update from its ongoing drill programme at the company's Palmer Copper-Zinc VMS Project located in Southeast Alaska.

Harena Rare Earths plc has announced that it has signed a Project Development Funding Agreement (PDFA) with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the US Government’s international investment arm, which invests across strategic sectors including critical minerals, modern infrastructure, and advanced technology in support of secure, allied supply chains.

Current, a nonprofit water innovation hub, and Nomadic Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, have announced the 2026 participants selected for the Mining Water Tech Pilot Pathway Program, an initiative designed to help early-stage companies advance water technology solutions for the mining industry.

MEC’s newest Mineral Baby infographic reflects importance of ongoing domestic minerals push.