Mining merit badge announced for Boy Scouts
July 23, 2013
Since its inception in 1910, The Boy Scouts of America has awarde...
The Blog
July 19, 2013
In 1980, Paul Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Sta...
July 17, 2013
American manufacturing is making a comeback. According to a rec...
Guest post: Minerals can be Maine’s comeback kid
July 15, 2013
Maine’s tremendous natural resources have long been an as...
Minerals mining and advanced energy can, and must, coexist
July 12, 2013
On July 5, the Bureau of Land Management identified 17 so-calle...
The hard cell: Minerals in a growing telecommunications industry
July 10, 2013
In April, we celebrated the 40th birthday of the cell phone, ackn...
July 10, 2013
Today, National Mining Association President and CEO Hal Quinn ca...
Take action on H.R. 761 today!
July 08, 2013
Your cellphone. Your computer. Your car. Without even knowing it...
Metals in fireworks light up the sky
July 03, 2013
As you watch the fireworks this Fourth of July, remember that the...
Guest post: Reclamation plan key to any U.S. mine
July 01, 2013
In the United States — where it can take up to 10 years t...