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The Outcome of an Overregulated Mining Industry

April 19, 2019

The mining industry is one of the most heavily regulated and cost...

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Letter: Why updating the 1872 Mining Act with environmental regulations is unnecessary

April 15, 2019

To the editor: The op-ed article, “Why let mining companies rip...

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Op-ed: Address Infrastructure Reform from Top to Bottom

March 28, 2019

Almost no single issue better personifies Washington gridlock tha...

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Op-ed: For energy security, think electric vehicles

March 26, 2019

Notwithstanding newly won status as the world’s largest global ...

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Op-ed: The Future of Electric Vehicles Depends on Stable U.S. Rare Earth Minerals Production

March 18, 2019

Electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids are the future, but getting p...

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Latest USGS Report Shows Importance of Domestic Mining

March 13, 2019

According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s annual Mineral Commod...

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Illuminating the Minerals Challenge and Proposing a Path Forward: A Timely Book from Ned Mamula and Ann Bridges

March 06, 2019

“This is the factual story about America’s enormous mineral w...

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Sen. Murkowski Calls for Action on Minerals Mining

February 25, 2019

Today, the United States is 100 percent import reliant on 21 key ...

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Copper’s Critical Role in Energy Technologies

February 05, 2019

The electric vehicle revolution is impacting various sectors of t...

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Op-ed: Lawmakers must find common ground to support the defense-industrial base

January 16, 2019

Despite stark political divides in the 116th Congress, industrial...

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