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Inspector General Outlines ‘Significant Challenges’ Facing OSHA and MSHA
February 3, 2026
OSHA and the Mine Safety and Health Administration both face “significant challenges” in ensuring workers’ safety and health, according to a report from the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General. In its annual U.S. Department of Labor’s Top Management
Newmont to Release FID on Red Chris Mine Extension this Year, Canada
February 2, 2026
The fate of a full-on mine construction boom that begins in B.C.’s far northwest might rest on a decision mining giant Newmont aims to make on its next megaproject later this year. Newmont’s $2.4 billion Red Chris copper and gold
Reserves of Critical Minerals Driving Mining Interest in South Dakota
February 2, 2026
As worldwide demand for rare earth elements and other similar minerals rises — as do tensions among the United States, China and now Greenland — South Dakota is experiencing its own debate over its reserves of what are known as
University of Wyoming SER Advances Coal Refinery Field Demonstration Plant
February 2, 2026
Researchers at the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) spent much of the fall semester overseeing the construction of a coal-to-products field demonstration plant at the Wyoming Innovation Center (WyIC) near Gillette. The demonstration plant is a major
Mining Shares Drop as Precious Metals Retreat from Records
February 2, 2026
Gold and silver prices fell sharply Friday after President Donald Trump said he is nominating former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank, a move traders read as supportive of a firmer dollar and a more inflation-focused
United States Antimony Promotes Melissa Pagen to President and COO of Bear River Zeolite Co.
February 2, 2026
United States Antimony Corporation (USAC) has promoted Melissa Pagen as president of Bear River Zeolite Company, the company’s Zeolite Division. “Having the opportunity to work with Melissa for almost two decades now, I for one appreciate her intelligence, hard work,
Alliance Resource Partners Issues WARN Notice at Mettiki’s Mountain View Mine, W.Va.
January 30, 2026
Alliance Resource Partners said its subsidiary, Mettiki Coal, issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices to all employees of Mettiki’s Mountain View Mine near Tucker County, West Virginia. “Mettiki has a long operating history, having been part of
Ten Employees Abducted from Vizsla Silver’s Panuco Project, Mexico
January 30, 2026
A Vancouver-based mining company says ten of its employees were abducted from one of its project sites in the city of Concordia in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, which has been gripped by a cartel civil war since 2024.
NOAA Accelerates Permitting Timeline for Deep Seabed Mining Applications
January 30, 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released revisions to the regulations for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permit applications under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), a widely anticipated milestone in NOAA’s effort to streamline the deep
Hecla Mining to Sell Casa Berardi Operation to Orezone Gold for $593 Million, Canada
January 29, 2026
Hecla Mining has agreed to sell its subsidiary that owns the Casa Berardi operation in Quebec, Canada to Orezone Gold Corporation for up to $593 million in total consideration. The transaction advances Hecla’s strategic transformation to focus on its premier
