The Blog

Mining to bring 1,500 high-paying jobs to Nevada in 2012

February 02, 2012

An informal survey of Nevada Mining Association members shows tha...

Read More ›

We must take advantage of the opportunities mining can provide

February 01, 2012

Grace Bernard, a soon-to-be graduate of the Colorado School of ...

Read More ›

USGS Report: Value of U.S. minerals mining increased 12 percent in 2011

February 01, 2012

The value of raw, nonfuel minerals mined in the United States las...

Read More ›

Minerals mining boosts jobs in the Midwest

January 31, 2012

In the U.S. Midwest, unemployment rates have steadily declined as...

Read More ›

Declining use of mineral resources in U.S. worries experts

January 30, 2012

As written in a recent E&E News article, America’s us...

Read More ›

Commentary: Alaska must capitalize on vast untapped mineral resources

January 27, 2012

Rick Morrison, former president of the Anchorage Chamber of Com...

Read More ›

From Davos: Bureaucratic constraints cost U.S. mining jobs

January 26, 2012

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Rio Tinto Ch...

Read More ›

In Minnesota, mining supports new energy sectors, jobs

January 25, 2012

In an op-ed to the Duluth News Tribune, Frank Ongaro, executive...

Read More ›

Northwest Mining Association sees students as mining’s future

January 24, 2012

E&E News reported on Jan. 20 that the Northwest Mining Associ...

Read More ›

U.S. Mining Needs Your Support in 2012

January 19, 2012

By Hal Quinn, President and CEO, National Mining Association Last...

Read More ›