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Huawei advances unified mining networks across South America

Huawei is expanding mining connectivity solutions in South America with an emphasis on unified networks that support automation and artificial intelligence. At Exposibram 2025 in Salvador, Brazil, Th...

Oregon issues draft consolidated permit for proposed gold mine near vale

On Monday, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries announced it had completed compiling multiple state permits into a draft consolidated permit that, if finalized, would allow Nevada-...

New Mexico starts cleanup at four abandoned uranium mines in McKinley County

Two New Mexico agencies have begun early remediation steps at four long-abandoned uranium mines in McKinley County’s Ambrosia Lake Mining District, supported by new state funding. The New Mexico Envi...

Vulcan Energy secures approximately €1 billion in financing for German lithium project

The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for itsPhase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to app...

University-led initiative assesses mine-water district energy in Cumberland, B.C.

Cumberland, British Columbia, is partnering with the University of Victoria-led Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative to evaluate a district energy system that would use wate...

Αlabama announces $11 million for 2025 abandoned mine land economic revitalization program

The Alabama Department of Workforce’s Abandoned Mine Land Program (ADOW-AML) announced $11 million in federal grant funding for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program to...

Rare earth mining boom in Laos threatens Mekong river system

Satellite imagery reveals that since 2022, at least 27 new rare earth mining sites have been established across river basins in Laos—despite national bans on rare earth extraction—raising concerns ab...

Amazon rainforest emissions surge due to gold mining operations

Gold mining operations in the Amazon are unleashing large quantities of carbon stored in forest soils and vegetation, effectively turning parts of the rainforest into net carbon emitters. Investigati...

Copper mines in arizona targeted for reopening by BHP

BHP, the global mining giant, is evaluating plans to restart operations at at least three copper mines in Arizona that were previously shuttered, as part of a broader push to shore up supply amid gro...

Top 50 mining firms hit near-$2 trillion valuation surge

The combined market valuation of the world’s 50 largest mining companies surged by more than US $450 billion in a single quarter, pushing their total value close to $2 trillion. The rally is attribut...

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