The executive chairman of Salt Lake City-based US Critical Minerals told a House committee on Tuesday the company is poised ...

Utah’s copper legacy. Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history — about 19 million tons and is the largest open pit mine in the world.

The newly created National Energy Dominance Council chose to “streamline” plans to expand the Lisbon Valley Copper Mine in southeastern Utah, the Department of the Interior announced this ...

The Trump administration put Resolution Copper's proposed mine at Oak Flat on a priority list with nine other mining projects, declaring they were vital to the nation's security. A day earlier ...

Anfield first submitted its proposed operating plan in April 2024. The BLM initially found that both the plan and a follow-up application were deficient, and the mine’s progress was halted.

In this article we dive into more than 25 US copper projects in the construction, restarting or permitting phase, based on data from mine database Mining Data Online (MDO) as of March 2025. MDO's ...

Herriman, UTAH – The demand for copper in the U.S. is set to double in the next 10 years – but the nation lacks the production to meet that demand unless steps are taken to ease restrictions ...

Chile's State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, submitted an environmental permit request on Thursday to modify its Chuquicamata Subterranea project at a cost of $720-million.

In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning.

By Robb M. Stewart. Hudbay Minerals moved to buy the outstanding stake in a copper mine in western Canada in a deal worth up to $44.25 million, securing control of the operation and supplies of an ...

Ivan Bebek, president and CEO of Coppernico Metals (TSX:COPR,OTCQB:CPPMF), also discussed how the global population and urbanization are driving demand for copper. “Construction is huge. In the ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the ...