Legislation/Politics
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AGI Releases 2024 ‘Critical Needs’ Policy Resource
With a new administration and congress starting to shape policy, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) and its federation of geoscience…
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Cleveland-Cliffs eyeing all-cash bid for U.S. Steel, source says
Cleveland-Cliffs is partnering with peer Nucor to prepare a potential all-cash bid for U.S. Steel, with an offer in the…
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Biden officials issue permit for Perpetua’s Idaho antimony and gold mine
The Biden administration on Friday issued the final mining permit for Perpetua Resources’ Idaho antimony and gold project, a move…
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Biden blocks takeover of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel
U.S. President Joe Biden officially blocked Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel on Friday, citing national security…
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El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban in win for president
El Salvador’s legislature overturned a seven-year-old ban on metals mining on Monday, a move that President Nayib Bukele had pushed…
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Trump advisers urge ending environmental reviews for mines receiving US funds
Advisers to incoming U.S. President Donald Trump are recommending he waive environmental reviews for federally funded critical minerals projects to…
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Sibanye’s Montana woes underscore miners’ growing reliance on Washington
US mining projects are growing reliant on Washington’s financial support to offset global competition, a reality underscored by Sibanye Stillwater’s…
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Biden administration nears approval for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
The Biden administration on Thursday published a key environmental report for ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last…
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US probes uranium jump from China amid concerns over Russian import ban
President Joe Biden’s administration is probing a surge in imports of enriched uranium from China since late 2023 amid concerns…
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Brazil says it has nearly cleared gold miners from Amazon Yanomami reservation
Brazil has almost squashed the illegal gold rush that led thousands of wildcat miners into the Yanomami reservation in the…
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