January 17, 2012
Members of Congress denounce Grand Canyon mining ban
A group of U.S. senators and congressmen have condemned Secretary...
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Policy
January 11, 2012
Million-acre Mining ban stifles economic activity
On Monday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar withdrew more th...
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January 05, 2012
NMA looks back on 2011, ahead to 2012
Carol Raulston, senior vice president of communications at NMA,...
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December 21, 2011
Legislators address critical minerals in appropriations bill
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2012, which pa...
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December 19, 2011
U.S. Mines Continue to Strive for Zero Fatalities
While 85 percent of all U.S. mines operate injury-free each year,...
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December 02, 2011
Chinese exports of much-needed rare earths decrease
Between January and September of this year, China's rare ea...
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