Investor interest in the nascent sector has been intensifying, fueling optimism initially driven by research startups and ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

Easier and cheaper extraction of gold from old tech could boost the financial incentive to safely recycle, and keep toxic ...

If Trump imposes tariffs on copper imports, it could benefit domestic producers, including Freeport-McMoRan, which operates ...

President Donald Trump called for energy and mineral independence, granting environmental permits in days rather than months.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

Gunmen have killed at least 20 people in an attack in a gold mining village in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, ...

Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...

Dozens of countries have called for a moratorium on seabed mining, and have urged restraint until an international authority ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at establishing American "dominance" in deep-sea mining in ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.