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State officials plan more study on sulfate pollution on wild rice
4+ hour, 25+ min ago Minnesota state officials have announced plans to conduct further analysis of the impacts of sulfate pollution on wild rice in Minnesota lakes and rivers. The announcement comes amid concerns that Minnesota's standard that limits how much of the pollutant mines…...
After helium discovery, hunt for Minnesota hydrogen ramps up
4+ day, 7+ hour ago DULUTH " Two years after a company confirmed the presence of helium beneath the surface of Northeastern Minnesota, other companies are poking around the area for confirmation of a lightweight gas from the other end of the periodic table of elements:…...
Stauber, House Republicans target environmental groups opposed to Twin Metals
2+ week, 1+ day ago The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has launched an investigation into three environmental groups and is seeking evidence of "collusion" between the groups and the Biden administration to reintroduce a ban on mining within the same watershed as the Boundary…...
The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago By JOHN RABY, Associated Press Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston. A mining crew had hit an unknown pocket of water last…...
Cottage Grove City Council OKs environmental statement for proposed mine in Mississippi River bed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago The Cottage Grove City Council, over the objections of numerous agencies and residents, signed off Wednesday night on a final environmental review related to a proposal to mine the riverbed of the Mississippi River. The council's vote means the project…...
United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago By SEUNG MIN KIM and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press The two leaders described the agreement as an $8.5 billion deal between the allies. Trump said it had been negotiated over several months. "In about a year from now we'll have so…...
Cleveland-Cliffs to search for rare earths in Minnesota
2+ mon, 1+ day ago Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Monday unveiled plans to search for rare earth metals in Minnesota and Michigan and also announced an agreement with a "major global steel producer." The company said that it conducted geological surveys at its U.S. mining operations and…...
US takes a stake in another company, this one is operating a massive lithium mine in Nevada
2+ mon, 2+ week ago The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world's largest lithium mines in northern Nevada. The Department of Energy will take a 5% equity stake in the miner, which is based…...
Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s grip
3+ mon, 3+ week ago By JOSH FUNK and DIDI TANG The federal government is pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into American companies, has made an agreement with one firm to set a minimum price for some U.S.-produced critical minerals, and has launched an…...
Bill would reinstate Twin Metals’ mineral leases near Boundary Waters, stifle withdrawal enforcement
4+ mon, 2+ week ago WASHINGTON " Provisions in proposed federal legislation would limit enforcement of a mining ban in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and return a pair of mineral leases to a company hoping to open a copper-nickel mine....