National Mining Association EVP and COO Katie Sweeney recently spoke before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on methods to enhance domestic mineral supply chains. Sweeney, in her testimony, outlined how China has established and continues to maintain such an advantage in the global minerals market. “China’s strong supply chain position…
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Solidus closer to securing Spring Valley financing
Solidus Resources said it is the recipient of a Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) regarding the potential financing of up to $835 million for the Spring Valley gold project in Pershing County, Nev. “The Spring Valley project will be Nevada’s next long-life heap leach gold mine. The significance of this transaction will be…
Read MoreThe need for speed in domestic mineral production
Announcing the “SPEED Act” on January 24, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little missed a golden opportunity to quote Top Gun: Maverick: “I feel the need – the need for speed.” In the race for critical minerals, though, Gov. Little appears to feel the need for speed. He signed Executive Order 2025-02, the “Idaho Strategic Permitting, Efficiency and Economic Development (SPEED)…
Read MoreWhite House prioritizes Perpetua gold project
Perpetua Resources said the Stibnite gold project in Idaho has been selected as a Transparency Project in response to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (see page 4) aimed at strengthening American mineral production. As one of just 10 initial U.S. projects selected by the National Energy Dominance Council for placement on the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council dashboard, the…
Read MoreCopper Mark, RMI launch consultation period for draft RRA
The Copper Mark and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have jointly said that they have opened a public consultation period for its draft Risk Readiness Assessment (RRA) and revised Criteria for Responsible Minerals and Metals. The consultation period is open from May 2 to July 1. With the revision, the two groups are hoping to get the RRA to be…
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