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Liontown Resources to Transition Kathleen Valley Lithium Mine to Underground Mine, Australia

April 8, 2025

Australian lithium producer Liontown Resources is on-track to transition its Kathleen Valley Mine from an open pit to an underground site in order to extract higher-grade ore. The company started mining underground at the 2.8mn t/yr site in November 2023

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Trump Administration Weighs New Coal Leases for Freedom Mine, North Dakota

April 4, 2025

The Trump administration on Tuesday took a key step toward leasing new areas to a North Dakota coal mine that is proposing to operate through 2045. The publication of a draft environmental analysis of new lease areas for North Dakota’s

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The Metals Company to Apply for Permits Under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals

April 4, 2025

The Metals Company (TMC) said its subsidiary The Metals Company USA has formally initiated a process with NOAA under the U.S. Department of Commerce to apply for exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under existing U.S. legislation, the Deep Seabed

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Orla Mining Expands Drill Program at Newly Acquired Musselwhite Mine, Canada

April 4, 2025

Orla Mining, the new owners of the Musselwhite Mine in northwestern Ontario, is putting $25 million into the drill bit this year. The Vancouver gold company is out to grow gold reserves and resources to extend the underground mine’s operating

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Komatsu America Appoints Rod Bull as CEO, Rod Schrader to Retire

April 4, 2025

Komatsu America said Rod Schrader stepped down from his chairman and CEO roles on March 31, and will fully retire effective June 30, 2025. Rod Bull will become CEO of Komatsu North America effective April 1. Bull currently serves as

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Cornish Metals Increases Land Ownership at South Crofty Tin Project, UK

April 4, 2025

Cornish Metals, focused on advancing its 100 percent owned and permitted South Crofty Tin Project in Cornwall, United Kingdom, has purchased approximately 4.5 acres of land from Cornwall Council. This land is immediately adjacent to existing surface land owned by

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Lithium Americas Reaches Final Investment Decision for Thacker Pass Mine, Nevada

April 3, 2025

Lithium Americas has closed on the $250 million investment from fund entities managed by Orion Resource Partners for the development and construction of phase 1 of the Thacker Pass Lithium Project in Humboldt County, Nevada. Contemporaneously, Lithium Americas and General

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Integra Resources Submits Updated Mine Plan of Operations for DeLamar Project, Idaho

April 3, 2025

Integra Resources has submitted the updated mine plan of operations (MPO) to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for the DeLamar Project located in southwestern Idaho, United States. This important regulatory milestone marks the initiation of the federal permitting process

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OSMRE Opens Nomination Period for 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards

April 2, 2025

Nominations for the 2025 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, which recognize outstanding state and Tribal efforts to reclaim abandoned coal mines, are open and due in to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement by June 1. Presented in

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SME Acknowledges Widespread NIOSH Mining Program Layoffs Will Detrimentally Affect Mining Industry

April 2, 2025

With safety and health research and advancement being of paramount importance to the mining industry, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) remains a steadfast advocate for this community in light of ongoing reductions in force (RIFs) occurring across

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