The Blog

August 23, 2013

The (solar) power of graphene

President Obama made good on a promise this week to re-install ...

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August 21, 2013

Hal Quinn: Bring minerals development back down to earth

This week, a flutter of media coverage highlighted the growing in...

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August 19, 2013

Hal Quinn: Without minerals, no solar technology

July was a month of contradictions in Washington, in which the ad...

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August 15, 2013

Record setting exports from Colorado

Denver Business Journal reported last week that Colorado is on tr...

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August 12, 2013

Hal Quinn: Let mining boost state manufacturing

This weekend, National Mining Association President and CEO Hal Q...

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August 08, 2013

Iron ore leads to the discovery of the fastest electrical switch ever made

Mined minerals are the key to innovation. They are integral compo...

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August 07, 2013

Katie Sweeney on fuel-efficient summer driving

In a consumer radio feature, Katie Sweeney, NMA’s senior vice p...

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August 02, 2013

14 years and 40 permits later, a gold mine is born

The 1849 gold rush, sparked by the discovery of a large gold nugg...

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August 01, 2013

New Arizona project could bring back manganese mining

In 1978, the United States was 100 percent import reliant for sev...

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