US mining news
Unlocking America’s critical minerals
Tas Mohamed, CEO, Railveyor, explores how the US can scale domestic production of critical minerals to meet accelerating demand from the energy transition, defence, AI, and high-tech industries.
EnergyX acquires Smackover lithium mineral deposit from Pantera
EnergyX has agreed to acquire Daytona Lithium, a subsidiary of Pantera Lithium, securing full ownership of the Smackover lithium brine resources in Arkansas.
Current and Nomadic name Mining Water Tech Pilot Program cohort
Nomadic Venture Partners and Current have announced the selection of three innovative startups for their inaugural Mining Water Technology Pilot Program.
ABAT’s Nevada lithium project added to US federal permitting dashboard
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC)’s Tonopah Flats lithium project (TFLP) has been selected as a Transparency Priority Project by the US Federal Permitting Council.
MINEXCHANGE 2026 now accepting abstract submissions
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is now accepting abstract submissions for its MINEXCHANGE 2026 Conference And Expo.
Ivanhoe Electric selects Railveyor for new US copper project
Railveyor Technologies has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona.
Halliburton awarded lithium well project by GeoFrame Energy
Halliburton has been awarded a contract for GeoFrame Energy’s geothermal and direct lithium extraction (DLE) project, through which it will plan and design the first demonstration phase wells in the Smackover Formation in East Texas.
Weir strengthens manufacturing footprint with Townley acquisition
Weir has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Townley, a leading manufacturer of high-quality engineered products for minerals processing, strengthening its manufacturing and phosphate market presence in North America.
Mine smarter, waste less
Alaina Harkness and Batchimeg Ganbaatar outline how the road to real critical mineral independence will be paved by greater innovation in water and waste management.
American Pacific completes Phase 1 drill programme at its Madison Project
American Pacific Mining Corp. has announced that Phase 1 drilling has concluded at its 100%-owned Madison Copper-Gold Project located in Silver Star, Montana.