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DOE supports mining tech proving grounds
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (681+ words) Metal Tech News - September 10, 2026 DOE has selected four projects to create mining technology proving grounds and training sites. To help turn the United States' in-the-ground mineral potential into secure critical mineral supply chains, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected four…...
Gov makes case for Alaska critical minerals
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (1021+ words) Metal Tech News - September 8, 2026 Gov. Mike Dunleavy says Alaska has the geology and geography to be a critical minerals hub for the U.S. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is taking his case for developing the state's vast critical mineral resources to a…...
EXIM weighs $750M for Aclara rare earths
1+ week, 1+ day ago (761+ words) Metal Tech News - September 4, 2026 Aclara plans to supply Project Dynamo in Louisiana with rare earth carbonate produced from its South American ionic clay deposits. Advancing plans to build a heavy rare earths processing hub in the U.S., Aclara Resources Inc. has…...
Energy Fuels adds rare earth metals link
1+ week, 5+ day ago (677+ words) Metal Tech News - August 31, 2026 The ASM acquisition adds the metallization and alloys link to Energy Fuels' rare earths supply chain. Energy Fuels Inc. has closed its acquisition of Australian Strategic Materials Ltd., or ASM, adding an operating rare earth metals…...
Silver47 and Bunker Hill lock in merger
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1349+ words) Metal Tech News - August 25, 2026 The Bunker Hill silver-zinc-lead mine in Idaho is expected to anchor the merged company's portfolio. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. and Silver47 Exploration Corp. have signed a definitive merger agreement that would combine Bunker Hill's zinc-lead-silver mine in…...
A convergence elevates copper criticality
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1666+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 AI is expected to add 1.4 million metric tons of new and previously unanticipated annual copper demand by 2040. Copper is rapidly evolving from the industrial metal that electrified the 20th century into one of the most strategically important…...
U.S. and EU mineral alliance takes shape
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1537+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Despite their shared exposure to concentrated foreign supply, the U.S. and EU entered the partnership with markedly different policy systems. Confronting a shared dependence on China for the rare earths and other minerals critical to defense, energy,…...
Tungsten hardens against Chinese pressure
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1529+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Cemented carbide parts accounted for an estimated 60% of U.S. tungsten consumption in 2025, supporting drilling, machining, and manufacturing. Built into the tools that cut metal, the bits that drill rock, the counterweights to balance aircraft, and the alloys…...
Fluorspar reliance reaches beyond the mine
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1150+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24, 2026 Fluorspar is prepared either for direct high-temperature use or conversion into fluorine chemicals. With the United States dependent on imports for nearly all its fluorspar and several chemicals made from it, the mineral sits at the…...
Extracting clean energy from copper slime
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1013+ words) Metal Tech News - August 24. 2026 Copper-telluride filter cake produced at Rio Tinto's Kennecott mining and refining operation in Utah. While copper is critical to wiring data centers and the expanded electrical systems they demand, a tar-like sludge left behind during copper…...