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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July 30, 2013
Guest post: The foundation and future of mining lies in research
As the world’s population surges past seven billion and m...
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July 23, 2013
Mining merit badge announced for Boy Scouts
Since its inception in 1910, The Boy Scouts of America has awarde...
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July 19, 2013
Guest post: Critical thinking
In 1980, Paul Ehrlich, a professor of population studies at Sta...
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July 17, 2013
Made in the U.S.A.
American manufacturing is making a comeback. According to a rec...
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July 15, 2013
Guest post: Minerals can be Maine’s comeback kid
Maine’s tremendous natural resources have long been an as...
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July 12, 2013
Minerals mining and advanced energy can, and must, coexist
On July 5, the Bureau of Land Management identified 17 so-calle...
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July 10, 2013
The hard cell: Minerals in a growing telecommunications industry
In April, we celebrated the 40th birthday of the cell phone, ackn...
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