U.S. Army leases land to mining firms for critical minerals processing on military bases

U.S. Army contracts for critical minerals processing at military bases

U.S. Army contracts for critical minerals processing at military bases

US Army Opens Military Bases to Critical Minerals Processing in Push to Reduce Reliance on China

On June 25, the U.S. Army announced the conditional award of long-term leases to four companies to build and operate critical mineral processing facilities on underused Army installations, as part of a broader effort to reduce U.S. dependence on China and strengthen domestic supply chains for minerals essential to national defense. The projects will process []

US army bases to host critical minerals processing plants, boost production

The US Army will allow several companies to build critical minerals processing plants at military bases around the country to increase domestic production.

Forest Service Approves Hermosa Critical Minerals Project in Southern Arizona

The mine is expected to produce critical minerals such as zinc and manganese needed for steel manufacturing and large batteries.

K92 Mining: The Market Is Still Valuing A Mine, Not A District

K92 Mining: The Market Is Still Valuing A Mine, Not A District

Lucky Bay mine not so lucky for mining group

Mining sector major Mineral Resources has some bad news for workers at the Lucky Bay mine, after taking over the operation in September.

Rare Earths in Kazakhstan

The United States is now chasing critical minerals because Washington finally realized that outsourcing everything to China was national suicide. Tungsten is not some luxury commodity. It is used in missile warheads, fighter aircraft, semiconductors, and defense technology. Kazakhstan has one of the largest undeveloped tungsten deposits in the world, and the project could eventually []

Wyoming coal company wins federal money to extract critical minerals from Powder River Basin

Coal-mining giant Peabody Energy also received 6.25M from Wyoming this year to establish a processing facility at its Rawhide coal mine north of Gillette. The post Wyoming coal company wins federal money to extract critical minerals from Powder River Basin appeared first on WyoFile .

ANAMA clears more than 1,700 hectares of land from mines and unexploded ordnance

Azerbaijan's demining teams discovered and neutralized 29 anti-tank mines, 84 anti-personnel mines, and 514 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the country's liberated territories between June 16 and June 21, AzerNEWS reports, citing the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

Battlegroup West completes destruction of Ukrainian formations in Krasny Liman area

The reinforcement units are carrying out mine clearance and mopping up of the settlement

The Coming Commodity Supercycle Is the Biggest Business Opportunity Founders Are Ignoring

Structural scarcity in critical minerals is not just an investment story. It is a business-building opportunity that most of the startup world hasn't noticed yet.

Trump’s Kazakhstan ‘War Metal’ Deal Sparks Conflict-of-Interest Questions Over Family Ties

US has secured a 70 stake for US-backed Kaz Resources in one of the world’s largest undeveloped tungsten deposits in Kazakhstan, a strategic mineral vital for defense and technology. The project could meet annual US tungsten import needs and is backed by up to 1.6 billion in financing. However, the deal has raised concerns over potential financial benefits to figures linked to the Trump administration, which officials deny.

REalloys Announces Partnership to Operate on US Army Base

REalloys CEO Lipi Sternheim said that members of the US military could be actively involved in working with his company to mine rare earth minerals after the announcement of a deal to let REalloy mine on US Army bases. Sternheim said that the partnership with the Army shows how 'strategically important' rare earth metals are to the United States. (Source: Bloomberg)

Why is Vault Minerals stock surging today?

Why is Vault Minerals stock surging today?

Russian strike on a Norwegian charity’s demining team kills two, wounds four in Kherson Oblast

The workers were clearing mines to make farmland safe when the strike hit, the group said.

Why Hycroft Mining Was a Tarnished Stock Last Month

It couldn't escape a rout in precious metals prices.

Workers at South Flank and Mining Area C side with BHP over unions by voting in favour of landmark wage deal

Nearly 2000 employees at BHP’s two key Western Australian iron ore mines will be covered by a landmark enterprise bargaining agreement the mining giant labelled as a ‘win-win’.

This Iron Range mine is one of Minnesota's biggest economic development projects ever

Minnesota’s first new mine in half a century is just weeks away from its expected opening on what may be one of the last great ore deposits on the Iron Range. The site, concealed beneath work vehicles and a forest floor, is aflutter with ...

If you thought the Lehigh Valley was all about the Steel Industry, several nudist camps warn you to keep your jimmy away from that Molten Iron; "I can't do that on Long Island" [Boobies]

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Weekly review of Azerbaijan's precious metals market

Weekly review of Azerbaijan's precious metals market

Flagship de-risks Chile gold play after key recovery tests

Flagship Minerals has completed pilot-scale metallurgical drilling at its 2.1-million-ounce Isidora gold project in Chile and shifted immediately into resource growth drilling.

Iran war strains the Gulf states’ strategic relationship with the United States

US military bases have shifted from being a source of protection to making them targets of Iranian attacks, and the closure of Hormuz is pushing them to seek alternatives to sell their oil

Life at American gold mines in northern Korea [1]: Independence Day a century ago

Life at American gold mines in northern Korea [1]: Independence Day a century ago

Alcoa to Acquire Mining, Processing Assets From South32 for $4.1 Billion

The deal includes stakes in a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, and aluminum smelter operations, Alcoa said.

Why Meghalaya says no to Uranium mining

Uranium ore in Domiasiat in Meghalaya is a low-depth sandstone deposit, and mining it will require open-cast methods, which may be hazardous for the environment

Peru: Mining exports surpassed US$21.6 billion in 1Q 2026

The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) reported that mining exports reached US21.649 billion between January and March 2026.

Critical mineral push calls for board-level focus on communication: Experts

As the government prioritises supply security for minerals like lithium and nickel for electric vehicles, companies are shifting their governance beyond capital, technology, and regulations

Kazakhstan signs $18.8 million zinc ore supply agreement with Afghan company

Kazakhstan has signed a major zinc ore supply agreement with an Afghan company as the two countries continue to expand economic cooperation and trade ties. According to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Trade and Integration, the contract was signed between Kazakhstan’s ShalkiyaZinc and Afghanistan’s Afghan German Bakhtar Company during the opening of the Kazakhstan Trade House in [] The post Kazakhstan signs 18.8 million zinc ore supply agreement with Afghan company first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Anti-Galamsey task force seizes excavators near Adansi Asokwa hospital after tip-off

The Anti-Illegal Mining Task Force has impounded two excavators and a pickup truck following a raid on an alleged illegal mining site near the Adansi Asokwa Hospital in the Ashanti Region. According to the Ashanti Regional Minister, the operation was launched after authorities received reports on Wednesday morning about illegal mining activities around the hospital. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, the Minister said the suspects fled the area upon realising that the authorities had been alerted.

Thief River caper

Stranger than fiction. Last month, on the heels of the great Bemidji (MN) roofing raid where ICE nabbed more than a dozen illegal aliens at a residential job site, federal immigration authorities did a similar raid in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. According to federal court filings, the raid in Thief River Falls took place at a commercial roofing job site, believe it or not, of all places, at the Pennington

Kyle Bass Files Federal Lawsuit In Texas Water War

Rural East Texas land is pictured. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Kyle Bass-linked companies centers on groundwater rights and permitting in Ander...

Refining cobalt in Cobalt, Ont.? That's the plan for this northern Ontario town

A facility near Cobalt, Ont., has been tapped to be the home of North America's first battery-grade cobalt refinery. Projected to be fully operational by late 2027, the plant will import and process mined cobalt — experts say it could bring Canada into an industry dominated by China.

U.S. Plans Permanent Weapons Stockpile in Australia, Documents Show

(NaturalNews) The United States is establishing a permanent stockpile of battle-ready arms for its Marine Corps in Australia, according to tender documents reviewed...

CENTCOM considers relocating US bases from Gulf States to Negev after painful Iran strikes - report

One option is to establish a new base in the Negev big enough to hold the American army’s forces, or to expand one of the Negev’s air force bases and allocate an American compound there.

Weaponization of litigation is undermining US mineral security

The United States is racing to secure a domestic supply of critical minerals essential to our national and economic security. For years, we have relied on foreign countries — i.e., China — that have weaponized this dependence to advance their own agenda. For the last several decades, China has been making strategic investments to build []

US Chrome Production Resumes in Pennsylvania, Reviving Critical Mineral Supply After 20 Years

NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania — After more than twenty years of relying on foreign imports, US chrome production has officially restarted in Pennsylvania, signaling a major shift in the nation’s critical mineral supply chain. The domestic revival is being spearheaded by AMG Critical Materials in New Castle, a facility that has successfully transformed raw chromite ore []

Arizona’s Hermosa Mine Clears Final Federal Hurdle Under FAST-41

Region is home to one of the world’s largest undeveloped zinc resources. The post Arizona’s Hermosa Mine Clears Final Federal Hurdle Under FAST-41 first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.