A Uranium Mine, the Navajo Nation and a Six-Month Standoff
Holder: Pinyon Plain, the uranium mine that produced the ore at the heart of this standoff, sits a few miles from the south ...
Houston startup Quaise Energy aims to drill deeper than ever before to harness geothermal energy
Houston-based startup Quaise Energy is testing technology that melts and even vaporizes rock to unlock "superhot" rock ...
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The Major Problems with Mining Industry's New Certification Standard
A new international mining sector standard, compiled by some of the industry’s most powerful players, is the latest example ...
Debevoise, Norton Rose & Boies Schiller Lead Surge in Mining Disputes With African Governments
Foreign mining companies are turning to arbitration as African governments enforce stricter regulations, revoke licenses, and ...
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'World’s largest undeveloped gold mine' faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...
Banks Tip Steel-Making Coal As A Money Making Opportunity
India and the U.S. are plugging a hole in the market for steel-making coal caused by declining demand in China which has in turn opened opportunities for investors.
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REE Extraction from Powder River Basin Coal Byproducts Project Testing Begins at Wyoming Innovation Center
A National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) collaboration with the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER) to develop technologies and methods for extracting rare earth elements ...
Kentucky’s Mountaintop Mines Are Turned Into Neighborhoods
As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors ...