How the US can mine its own critical minerals − all without digging new holes

How the US can mine its own critical minerals − all without digging new holes

Rare earth elements are tiny yet essential parts of many of the technologies you use every day. New techniques are making their recovery from US sources increasingly viable.

America’s moment to secure its critical mineral future

As Congress works through reconciliation, we have a historic opportunity to reassert American industrial strength, safeguard national security and power a cleaner technologically competitive future.

Toxic Pits: Hidden Treasure Troves for Rare Earth Elements

A tale is shared about miners who discovered copper cans in early mining-era dumps. According to them, wastewater from copper mining flowed across his land, transforming steel cans into copper. The tale may not be entirely true, but the process is factual and is known as cementation. Montana Resource, which succeeded the Anaconda Copper Company, [...] Source The post Toxic Pits: Hidden Treasure Troves for Rare Earth Elements appeared first on Mo…

There is a story told about a miner who found copper cans in his garbage trash in the early days of mining. The waste water from copper mining had flowed through his land, he said, and converted steel cans into copper. The story may be apocryphal, but the process is real and is called cementation. Montana Resources, the mining company that took over Anaconda Copper Company, still uses this alchemical trick in a process in its continental mine in…

Panama Copper Mine Restart Could Be the Key to US Mineral Security

Resolving the dispute over Panama’s largest copper mine is increasingly seen as strategic to US national security interests, according to security experts, as the US seeks to reduce dependence on Chinese mineral processing. The Cobre Panamá mine, developed and operated by Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) until its shutdown in November 2023, represented […]