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American job growth impacted by outdated mineral permitting process

May 02, 2012

The Oregonian reported this week on the decrease in mining inve...

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Mining jobs continue to boom in Arizona

May 01, 2012

This week, Arizona Daily Star reported that two major mining co...

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NMA President and CEO to testify on mining permitting before Congress

April 26, 2012

At 3 p.m. today, I will testify before the House Natural Resource...

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Mining companies’ struggle to fill vacancies highlights job opportunities in sector

April 25, 2012

Bloomberg reported that mining companies around the world are str...

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China to face serious shortage of key minerals

April 23, 2012

In an exclusive interview with China’s official state news agen...

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American innovation impacted by mineral import reliance

April 19, 2012

Forbes.com published an op-ed yesterday by Gary Shapiro, presiden...

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New study shows economic benefits of Florence Copper

April 19, 2012

A new study estimates that a proposed in situ copper project in...

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New Congressional Research Service report addresses rare earth element supply chain implications

April 18, 2012

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on rare earth eleme...

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Graduates from Colorado School of Mines highly employable

April 18, 2012

Reuters reported this week that graduates from the Colorado Sch...

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Efficient mining permitting process is a critical step for minerals development

April 13, 2012

President Obama recently filed a challenge with the World Trade...

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