US mining news

Great Western Mining Corporation PLC, a strategic minerals exploration and development company, has announced the results of a soil sampling campaign for tungsten and other metals on claims bordering its Huntoon Copper Project in Nevada USA.

Electra Battery Materials Corporation has launched a new programme to advance mineral deposit modelling and feedstock integration at its Iron Creek cobalt–copper project in Idaho, supporting US efforts to onshore critical mineral production and reduce dependence on foreign supply chains.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved an aquifer exemption request from the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) that will allow the expansion of copper mining in a part of the Burro Canyon aquifer in San Juan County, Utah.

Sustaining capital often accounts for 50% or more of mining capex but gets far less attention than growth capital. Liam Connolly, Stuart Love, Alistair Corbett, and Rosey Kaur from Bain & Company explain how fragmented budgets, poor visibility, and missed forecasts are fixable with the right approach.

Nathan Campbell, Alistair Corbett, Stuart Love, Tony Walker, and Rosey Kaur, Bain & Company, explain how mining companies can unlock lasting value by getting the fundamentals right and knowing where innovation makes the greatest impact.

Vortex Global is excited to announce a strategic realignment of its North American sales territories, effective 1 October 2025.

SLR announces that it has acquired Forte Dynamics and Forte Analytical, leading US mining engineering and metallurgical testing specialists.

The Trump administration’s energy dominance agenda is accelerating US critical mineral projects through deregulation, financing, and tariffs - creating a narrow window for shovel-ready miners to act. Rebecca Campbell and Jamie Franklin, Partners at global law firm White & Case LLP, discuss this shifting policy and the risks and opportunities that may come with it.

Mike Whitelock, Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas, USA, discusses the how new technologies are helping to create a safer, more sustainable, yet increasingly productive mining industry.

American Pacific Mining Corp highlights the strategic importance of its Palmer VMS Project in Southeast Alaska due to its abundance of a key critical mineral – barite – to the US critical mineral supply chain.