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Canada Is a World Leader on Clean Gold, if You Don't Look Too Closely
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (784+ words) In the shadowy global gold industry, where terrorists, drug dealers and dictators launder illegally mined gold into the mainstream market, one major supplier says buyers can count on its product to be clean and ethically sourced. The Royal Canadian Mint…...
U. S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as "American
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1819+ words) Every year, the United States Mint sells more than $1 billion of investment-grade gold coins. Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle, signifying the government's guarantee, required by law, that the gold is 100 percent American. "To hold a…...
Venezuela Approves New Law to Open Mining to Foreign Investors
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1239+ words) The Venezuelan National Assembly on Thursday approved a new law meant to modernize the country's decrepit mining industry and lure private companies to excavate Venezuela's untapped riches of gold and critical minerals. The sweeping changes, in a Socialist-led country that…...
The California Lake Billed as the "Saudi Arabia of Lithium
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1156+ words) Beneath California's Salton Sea, there is so much metal essential to rechargeable batteries that Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the vast lake "the Saudi Arabia of lithium." An estimated $500 billion worth of lithium here could help power our smartphones, electric cars…...
Why Scientists Want to Kidnap Asteroids and Drag Them Closer to Earth
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (414+ words) Space rocks are the new frontier in mineral mining. Whoever figures out how to do it first will make a fortune beyond all earthly compare. Entities in both the private and public sectors are racing to figure out how to…...
Trump Sets Up "Pax Silica" Fund to Reduce Global Dependencies
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (560+ words) The Trump administration said on Monday that it intended to create a consortium to invest $4 trillion into energy projects, minerals and semiconductors in an effort to create a new source for critical goods controlled by the United States. The voluntary…...
How Much Does Capitalism Cost? Ask These Prospectors.
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (272+ words) This is not just because John Shaw, Norton's lieutenant and the party's leader, is a thug and a rapist cut from much the same loathsome cloth as Henry Drax, the chilling antagonist of "The North Water," but because flaws abound…...
E. P. A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (867+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened pollution limits for coal-burning power plants, allowing them to release more heavy metals including mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage. The move was one of many efforts by the Trump administration…...
Bitcoin Is Crashing So Hard That Miners Are Unplugging Their Equipment
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) Bitcoin is crashing hard, reaching historic lows of well below the $70, 000 mark. At the time of writing, the token is hovering just above $63, 000, levels we haven't seen since October 2024. The ongoing plunge has made it far less economical to mine…...
JD Vance appeals to allies for new "trading bloc" that keeps Trump"s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (807+ words) The Trump administration wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies that will use tariffs to maintain price floors and defend against China's tactic of flooding the market to undermine any potential competitors. Vice President JD Vance…...