Canadian junior Borealis Mining has confirmed the mobilization of mining equipment at its Borealis gold operation in Nevada, pushing forward to the company’s ultimate goal of restarting operations. The company, which has retained contractor CMI (Ledcor) to perform the work at the mine, said that the heavy mining equipment, production drill rigs and support equipment are now arriving at the…
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Ioneer, Cat dealer Empire announce Rhyolite Ridge pact
Ioneer and Empire Southwest, the Caterpillar dealer for Arizona, Nevada and parts of eastern California, have signed a master service agreement for sales, services, goods, technology, and equipment rental that will help to advance the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada. Rhyolite Ridge, located in Esmeralda County, Nev., is the largest undeveloped lithium-boron ore reserve in the world outside of…
Read MoreAclara, Argonne National Lab partnering on AI digital twin
Canadian miner Aclara Resources’ U.S.-based subsidiary, Aclara Technologies, has entered a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence-enabled digital twin for Aclara’s heavy rare earth separation process. Under the terms of the agreement, the two will leverage Argonne’s SolventX modeling platform alongside Argonne’s advanced computing, process modeling,…
Read MoreAWS to use Nuton copper in data centers
Rio Tinto announced a two-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see AWS become Nuton Technology’s first customer following an industrial-scale deployment of the bioleaching technology at Gunnison Copper’s Johnson Camp mine last month. AWS will use the first Nuton copper ever produced in components of its U.S. data centers, while also providing cloud-based data and analytics support…
Read MoreNCC selects WVCA president
On January 12, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright appointed Chris Hamilton, president and chief executive officer of the West Virginia Coal Association, to serve as a member of the National Coal Council (NCC). The association said that Secretary Wright’s appointment of Hamilton recognizes his decades of leadership and advocacy for coal communities, energy policy development, and job preservation within…
Read MoreAtkins tapped for National Coal Council
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has appointed Ramaco Resources Chairman and CEO Randall Atkins as a member of the re-established National Coal Council (NCC). The move allows Atkins to return to NCC service; he was the last chairman of the council in 2021 when former President Biden allowed the charter to lapse, forcing it to cease operations. “The Council’s…
Read MoreCoal’s comeback: A year of realism, renewal, and restored confidence
The following is an op-ed from the West Virginia Coal Association. It has been edited only for style and clarity. Looking back at 2025 – and forward with confidence. As the calendar turns, it is worth pausing to take stock of where we’ve been and where we’re headed. For America’s coal industry – and especially for the men and women…
Read MoreNIOSH employees get fully reinstated
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) announced January 14 that, following nine months of pressure from its members, labor allies and public health experts, all employees of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who received layoff notices have been fully reinstated.
Read MoreEagle mine, Humboldt mill sold to Talon Metals
Canadian producer Lundin Mining has sold its Eagle nickel and copper mine and Humboldt mill outside of Marquette, Mich., to Talon Metals. The transaction potential was first announced in December. Lundin, according to the terms of the deal, will retain stock in Talon. Humboldt, which company officials have said is the only U.S. mill today that concentrates nickel ore, was…
Read MoreMt. Milligan secures approval to mine until 2035
The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has approved an amendment to the Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine environmental assessment certificate, authorizing an extension to the mine’s life and an increase in production. The mine-life extension allows an 80-hectare expansion to the disturbance area for construction materials and an increase in production from 60,000 tonnes to 66,500 tonnes of ore per…
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