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President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, bringing the United States a step closer to unilaterally launching the controversial industry.
A proposal to repeal a ban on mining in northeastern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest is headed to the U.S. Senate following approval in the House.
From lithium flats to copper belts, politics is reshaping risk, capital flows and supply chains across the region.
By Ernest Scheyder Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota, giving a boost to Antofagasta's Twin Metals copper,
Bitcoin hashrate drops from 1.133 ZH/s to 690 EH/s in 48 hours as US ice storms force mining shutdowns, affecting network difficulty.
Extreme cold led miners to curb their electricity use, briefly cutting hashrate as grid stress spread across several regions.
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MN Boundary Waters: US House revokes mining ban in Superior National Forest, vote moves to Senate
Lawmakers at the U.S. House of Representatives voted to lift a federal ban on mining in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, setting up another vote in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The Bitcoin Network hashrate dropped to a seven-month low over the weekend, as US miners curtailed operations to help stabilize the power grid amid a massive winter storm.
The year 2025 presented a strategic turning point for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining. The sector stopped behaving like a speculative side bet and started operating as core infrastructure. A convergence of political will in the United States, all-time highs ...
Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding lakes and streams without being treated, The Associated Press has found.
Kinshasa has handed Washington a ‘wish list’ of mining sites ready for American capital. While the potential is vast, many of these projects are bogged down by debt, legal disputes and inadequate infrastructure.