Science Study Finds US Mine Waste Holds Enough Critical Minerals to Slash Imports

Resurrected Idaho Mine Could Be First in US to Produce Tungsten Since 2015

A Canada-based corporation is rehabilitating a mine in east-central Idaho that’s been shuttered for nearly 70 years to extract the first domestically produced tungsten in the United States in more than a decade. American Tungsten Corp. CEO Ali Haji told investors, researchers, and mining executives during an Aug. 21 6i presentation on Aug. 21 that the company’s IMA Mine Project could be fully operational within 12–18 months once it secures $20 m…

A Treasure Trove of Key Minerals Is Being Wasted in the U.S., Study Claims

There’s enough lithium in one year of U.S. mine waste to power 10 million electric vehicles.

America's mines are literally throwing away critical metals

There’s enough lithium in a year’s worth of waste to produce 10 million EV batteries.

US already has the critical minerals it needs—but they're being thrown away, new analysis shows

All the critical minerals the U.S. needs annually for energy, defense and technology applications are already being mined at existing U.S. facilities, according to a new analysis published in the journal Science.

We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines

An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste

US mines are literally throwing away critical minerals

The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted. “We’re only producing a few commodities,” said Elizabeth Holley, a professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. “The question is: What else is in those rocks?” The answer: a lot.  In a…