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Arizona mine to reopen, creating more than 600 jobs

March 12, 2012

BHP Billiton Ltd.  announced plans to reopen its Pinto Valley op...

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Wisconsin legislators rejected bill for new iron mine

March 09, 2012

Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, issued a sta...

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Mining creating thousands of jobs in Colorado

March 09, 2012

Colorado’s Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. has submi...

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Mining creating thousands of jobs in Nevada

March 09, 2012

An informal survey developed by the Nevada Mining Association s...

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USGS reorients to focus on domestic rare earth extraction

March 07, 2012

At a meeting on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey announced its...

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Proposed Nevada copper mine would mean jobs and growth for local economy

March 07, 2012

In an op-ed published in the Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada native ...

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Efficient domestic permitting the answer to U.S. dependence on Chinese minerals

March 06, 2012

Calling for a more efficient mining permitting process that would...

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Iron mining would bring economic vitality to Wisconsin

March 06, 2012

Wisconsin state Sen. Frank Lasee, R-Ledgeview, authored an op-ed ...

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Smart mining policies lead to jobs and energy independence

March 06, 2012

In an op-ed published in the Casper Star-Tribune, Roy Cohee pre...

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Utah House urges federal government to turn over state land

March 05, 2012

The Utah House of Representatives passed a package of bills Wedne...

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