A new S&P Global report finds that the US takes 29 years to bring a mine from discovery to production, and only 3 US mines have come online since 2002. We have the minerals but permitting delays and litigation risk slow development. Read the report here: cdn.ihsmarkit.com/www/pdf/0724/S…

6-2-2025 Mining Minute This week, all eyes are on the Senate, where work has begun on its version of the “one big, beautiful bill." Watch for more.

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-3-2025 To start the day, let’s look at just a few U.S. based mining projects to get a sense for where exploration and domestic mining potential stands. Watch for more.

Interesting story in Global Business Reports about the gap between the number of available mining jobs in the US and the number of people being trained to fill them. This gap is much smaller in China. Read how universities can help bridge the mining skills gap here: gbreports.com/article/usa-th…

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-4-2025 A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will vote this week on more than a dozen bills designed to address long-held concerns around electric reliability. Watch for more.

China dominates the minerals market leaving the US at an economic and geopolitical disadvantage. More domestic mining will help, but should the US also maintain a reserve of essential minerals as we do for oil? Read how a minerals stockpile could help: realclearenergy.org/articles/2025/…

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-5-2025 The International Energy Agency reports global energy investment is set to hit a record 3.3 trillion dollars in 2025, with the pursuit of energy security a key driver in investment growth. Watch for more.

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-6-2025 President Trump and President Xi reportedly spoke yesterday in an attempt to ease trade tensions between the US and China. Watch for more.

Critical minerals and rare earths are at the top of the agenda in trade talks scheduled between the U.S. and China today. Watch for more.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett expects a short, handshake meeting with China’s representatives on rare earths, magnets and semiconductor export controls in London today. Read more on this critical meeting here: reuters.com/world/china/ke…

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-10-2025 Arizona’s Resolution Copper project – which has been in the permitting process for years and holds the potential to provide as much as 25 percent of the US consumption of copper – chalked up another win in court. Watch for more.

China has a stranglehold on the US minerals supply chain. That must change. We are moving in the right direction, but more must be done. Read how the US can break China’s grip on the minerals we need for economic prosperity and national security: nma.org/2025/06/09/us-…

The big story of the day is over at the Environmental Protection Agency where Administrator Zeldin is scheduled to today repeal two Biden-era power plant rules. Watch for more.

The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement from its President and CEO Rich Nolan on today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning two power plant air regulations. Read the full release here: nma.org/2025/06/11/nma…

#NewsRelease Stillwater Critical Minerals Announces Brokered Offering for Gross Proceeds of up to C$6 Million. Proceeds will support advancement of our flagship Stillwater West Ni-PGE-Cu-Co + Au project in Montana. Read the full news release on our website:

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-12-2025 In today’s Mining Minute we're giving an update on the latest with the one big beautiful bill. Watch for more.

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NMA-TV Special Edition, Summer Grid Reliability Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has used emergency authority to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running to bolster the supply of power in the Midwest this summer. Watch for more.

$98,971 a year. That is the average wage for a miner in the US according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Are you in the wrong business? Click here for the full BLS-Labor Statistics database and search by mining’s NAICS code 212: bls.gov/cew/data.htm

NMA-TV Mining Minute 6-16-2025 According to Reuters, the renewed US-China trade truce left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched. Watch for more.