3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (163+ words) By Tracy KingYoni Tobin The U.S. defense industrial base today faces a critical minerals challenge—one with serious national security implications. Relying on partners’ reserves to meet U.S. demand, however, is problematic. For reasons of geography alone, even the most…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (500+ words) For all the investments the Trump administration has made in reshoring the nation’s mineral supply chains, its investment in America’s mining schools may prove to be the most important. This initiative could not have come soon enough. Rebuilding – much less…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (661+ words) Back in 2023, Gov. Newsom was touting the development of this resource as part of his Net-Zero vision. Last week, I reported that federal officials were ordering the West to live within the limits of the Colorado River system. As a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (739+ words) The discovery of vast lithium resources in the Smackover Formation, most notably in southern Arkansas and far into northern Louisiana and across northeast Texas, has sparked widespread interest among corporations and community leaders in all three states. Last year, the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) Could this taxpayer funded climate conference possibly get more embarrassing? Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has subbed in unionists to help fill seats at his $20 million climate summit after world leaders declined to attend the event. Oscar Godsell Political ReporterAugust…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (585+ words) However, potential development of Railroad Valley has hit a NASA roadblock. America may have just found a critical minerals mother lode beneath Nevada’s Railroad Valley: An estimated 1.78 million tons of tungsten, alongside enormous lithium, potash, and boron resources. The discovery…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1073+ words) The city has twice voted to delay a final vote to approve the billion-dollar, privately funded, state and federally permitted Inner Harbor desalination plant that when operational would produce 30 million gallons per day of potable water — about a quarter of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (370+ words) Apparently someone in the office stuffed up the invitations. BY THE EDITOR 30 JULY 2026 The Australian has revealed Mr Bowen’s office spent $4.2m booking foreign officials into five-star Fiji resorts, on top of almost $500,000 in travel in the first four months of…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (741+ words) Region is home to one of the world’s largest undeveloped zinc resources. President Donald Trump’s drive to restore American energy dominance and economic strength is increasingly turning on one crucial ingredient: secure, domestic supplies of critical minerals. The Forest Service…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (244+ words) Just one problem: It wasn’t a secret. World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal Christopher Knaus and Adam Morton Mon 25 May 2026 20.30 AEST Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the…...