US mining news

BHP has released its latest Operational Review, highlighting record copper and iron ore production as primary drivers behind its strong 2025 performance.

POSCO Holdings has become the first Korean company to launch a demonstration project for direct lithium extraction technology in North America.

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 has agreed to acquire Daytona Lithium, a subsidiary of Pantera Lithium, securing full ownership of the Smackover lithium brine resources in Arkansas.

Nomadic Venture Partners and Current have announced the selection of three innovative startups for their inaugural Mining Water Technology Pilot Program.

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.

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is now accepting abstract submissions for its MINEXCHANGE 2026 Conference And Expo.

Railveyor Technologies has been selected as the preferred haulage solution provider for Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz Copper Project in Arizona.

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 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.