Columbia Basin copper mining has clean-energy promise, risks
A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.
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Deep-sea miners are set to dig for critical minerals, even if rules aren't done
As companies seek to extract critical minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies from the deep ...
Trump invokes wartime powers to increase production of critical minerals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at immediately increasing American production of critical minerals like uranium, copper, potash and gold by invoking the Defense ...
Can the rush for clean energy overcome a legacy of pollution?
A generic 40-kilowatt-hour electric vehicle battery, about the size in a Nissan Leaf, requires over 8 pounds of lithium, over ...
New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’
An executive order issued by the Trump Administration directs the government to mine federal public lands "to the maximum ...
Indian firms are mining e-waste for battery minerals – but must pay more heed to waste collectors
Urban mining offers India a vast opportunity to shore up supplies of key minerals for its surging market for electric ...
War-Torn Congo Has a Deal for Trump: Kick Out Rebels, Get Minerals
The country’s president offered a deal that would give the U.S. access to key minerals in return for a security pact that ...