Mining & Materials

8+ hour, 57+ min ago   (477+ words) Copper prices have surged to record levels, raising concerns about higher costs for electric vehicles, air conditioners, refrigerators, electrical equipment and even home construction. The red metal recently touched an all-time high of around $14,858 a tonne before easing to about…...

27+ min ago   (414+ words) HOUSTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Monday signaled it is nearing approval for permits to mine the deep sea, part of a broader push to boost U.S. access to the critical minerals used across ​much of the country’s economy....

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (994+ words) batteriesnews.com Battery X Metals Maintains Y Lithium Project Claims in Good Standing and Evaluates Phase I Exploration Program VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 13, 2026 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) (“Battery X Metals” or the “Company…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (39+ words) WNEM Flint announces record recycling rate De-Brand Your Life: Stop Living For The Feed Midland woman pleads no contest to child sexual abuse charges Saginaw Township board to discuss data center zoning Monday night...

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3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (313+ words) To accelerate timelines without sinking a new pit, the partners will buy ore, pre-concentrate it, and reclaim tailings sourced from Rwandan operations that hold current licenses, with participation from small-scale miners. That feedstock can be sold, upgraded or exported as…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (160+ words) Summer Field Program Advances Multiple Vein Targets Toward Planned 2026 Drilling "The 2026 surface program has given us a broader and better-defined set of targets at Mine Centre," said Dr. Andreas Rompel, Chief Operating Officer of QGold. "The high-grade grab sample results…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (617+ words) Less than a year after expanding curbside food waste collection townwide, the Bedford Department of Public Works (DPW) is turning to a survey to boost program enrollment and identify areas of improvement. The survey can be found here. Ruby Jordan-Borges,…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (410+ words) KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A North Carolina lithium mine says it needs hundreds of trained workers in order to reopen, so the Department of Energy was in Kings Mountain on Monday to announce a new federal education initiative to get workers into…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (102+ words) Ottawa County has announced free dump days for residents this fall. Anyone cleaning up between October 5 and 10 will be able to dump for free at the county landfill and the Ottawa County Shop. Tires need to be taken to the…...