The New York Times

Japan and the U.S. Agree to Team Up on Seabed Mining

The arrangement could signal a fracture in the decades-long effort among nations to reach consensus on how to mine the ocean floor while protecting ecosystems. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The United ...
Reuters

Congo, China deepen mining ties as US pushes rival minerals pact

China is main player in Congo's mining sector US aiming to counter Beijing's dominance Congo working with both powers, hedging bets KINSHASA, March 26 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo and ...
Wall Street Journal

Orion Raises $2.2 Billion for Bets on Mining Critical Minerals

Orion Resource Partners has raised about $2.2 billion for a new fund dedicated to financing the construction and acquisition of mining projects, as the firm seeks to help governments secure supplies ...
Reuters

Orion raises $2.2 billion mining fund as race for critical minerals heats up

March 16 (Reuters) - Orion Resource Partners LP said on Monday it has raised about $2.2 billion for its latest mine finance fund, as investors ramp up funding for projects ‌producing critical minerals ...
CBC.ca

Canada loaning millions to proposed Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to Trump White House

Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175 million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely ...
NPR

Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone

More than 10,000 feet deep in the ocean, the seafloor is covered with what look like dark, lumpy potatoes. These polymetallic nodules, as they're known, take millions of years to form, slowly ...
Star Tribune

Vote on mining ban stalls in U.S. Senate as battle brews behind the scenes

Vote on mining ban stalls in U.S. Senate as battle brews behind the scenes A congressional measure to again allow mining near the BWCAW has lingered for weeks without a vote. By Chloe Johnson The ...