Ex-Tesla engineer’s startup taps Pronto to help automate a copper mine

Pronto's autonomous haulage trucks are about to start operating at Mariana Minerals's Utah copper mine -- the first such deal ...
TechCrunch

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics

Uber founder Travis Kalanick has a new company called Atoms focused on robotics that, according to its website, will operate in the food, mining, and transportation industries. Kalanick is rolling his ...
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 ...
Mining

Oil shock could sharply raise mining costs: BMO

Rising oil prices linked to current tensions in the Middle East could significantly raise mining costs and pressure sector margins, according to a new BMO Capital Markets report. Examining historical ...
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 ...
Mining

US pours $1B into into Latin America critical minerals

The United States has poured more than $1 billion into critical minerals investments across Latin America since January 2025, signalling a more assertive effort by Washington to secure supplies of ...
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 ...
The Guardian

Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst?

While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Fuel crisis forces WA resources company Blue Cap Mining to send workers home

Fuel shortages linked to the Middle East war have forced a WA gold miner to stand down workers, exposing how smaller miners are being squeezed. Blue Cap Mining says it will stand down two thirds of ...
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 ...

Cango sells 2,000 BTC, cuts Bitcoin production cost by 19% in March

Bitcoin mining company Cango sold 2,000 BTC and cut its Bitcoin production cost by 19% during March, as part of its pivot to energy and AI infrastructure.