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US and Cook Islands officials discussing seabed mineral exploration in the Pacific.

Cook Islands at the center of a new minerals race

12 August 202512 August 2025 Molly Gilmore Cook Islands, Mining, Sea Mineral Resource 3 min read

The United States has begun talks with the Cook Islands to explore and map the island... Read more

A copper mining operation in the Arizona desert with machinery and earthworks under a clear sky

Trump’s 50% copper tariff ignites race to build new copper mines in US

17 July 202517 July 2025 Molly Gilmore copper mining, Tariffs, USA 4 min read

The United States imposed a 50 percent tariff on all imported copper, citing national security. President... Read more

A conceptual map of the Pacific Ocean showing the Clarion-Clipperton Zone where Lockheed Martin holds seabed mining licenses

Lockheed eyes deep-sea mining amid US mineral security push

17 July 202517 July 2025 Molly Gilmore Deep Sea Mining, Minerals, USA 6 min read

Lockheed Martin is reactivating interest in two deep-sea mining licenses it acquired more than four decades... Read more

US Department of Defense partners with MP Materials to boost domestic rare earth magnet production.

Why the Pentagon is moving fast into US rare earths

17 July 202517 July 2025 Molly Gilmore Pentagon, Rare Earth, US Mining 4 min read

In a decisive shift from decades of free-market orthodoxy, the US Department of Defense has taken... Read more

Wireless backpack mounted on a living darkling beetle

New ‘Cyborg’ beetles offer promise to transform safety in mining

17 July 202517 July 2025 Molly Gilmore Beetle Technology, Bio-Robotics, Mining 4 min read

In a future shaped by increasingly complex natural disasters and industrial accidents, rescue teams may soon... Read more