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March 12, 2012

The Wall Street Journal reports on growing demand for rare earth minerals

The Wall Street Journal examined the United States’ depen...

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March 12, 2012

Arizona mine to reopen, creating more than 600 jobs

BHP Billiton Ltd.  announced plans to reopen its Pinto Val...

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March 09, 2012

Wisconsin legislators rejected bill for new iron mine

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

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March 09, 2012

Mining creating thousands of jobs in Colorado

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

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March 09, 2012

Mining creating thousands of jobs in Nevada

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

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March 07, 2012

USGS reorients to focus on domestic rare earth extraction

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

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March 07, 2012

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

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

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March 06, 2012

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

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

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March 06, 2012

Iron mining would bring economic vitality to Wisconsin

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

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