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BLM Approves Paramount Gold’s Plan of Operations for Its Grassy Mountain Project, Oregon
November 6, 2026
Paramount Gold Nevada said the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has completed its review as required under the National Environmental Policy Act and approved the company’s plan of operations for the Grassy Mountain Gold Project located in Malheur County, Oregon.
BLM Approves Black Hills Bentonite Mine in Natrona County, Wyoming
November 6, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office has approved the Black Hills Bentonite Mine Project in Natrona County. The development of this project aligns with President Trump’s executive order to Unleash American Energy. Wyoming bentonite comprises as much as
Mackay Gold & Silver Completes Acquisition of Comstock’s Nevada Mining Assets
November 6, 2026
Mackay Gold & Silver has completed its acquisition of 100 percent of Comstock’s mining assets in Storey County and Lyon County, Nevada. The acquisition expands Mackay’s total land holdings by 70 percent to 4,343 ha (43 km), consolidating the largest
Magna Mining Completes PEA, Approves Restart of Levack Copper Mine in Ontario, Canada
November 6, 2026
Magna Mining has completed the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the restart of the fully-permitted Levack Mine, located in the North Range of the Sudbury Basin, northeastern Ontario, Canada. Based on the results of the PEA the
Divided Government, Divided Risk: What 2026 Midterms Mean for Oil and Gas and Deep-Sea Mining
November 6, 2026
The Democratic victory in the 2026 midterm elections may change the political conditions for U.S. extractive industries, but it does not reverse the Trump administration’s resource agenda nor the legal basis on which U.S. extractive projects are authorized. Leases, permits,
New Hope Group to Create $4.4 Billion Coal Group with Malabar Resources Merger
November 6, 2026
New Hope Corporation and Malabar Resources have agreed to merge, creating a combined group with an estimated market capitalization of $4.4 billion (AU$6.3 billion) and better positioned as a premier coal producer. The two companies entered into a binding scheme
Epiroc to Acquire France-based Mining Spare Parts Supplier Aramine
November 6, 2026
Epiroc has agreed to acquire Aramine, a French supplier of spare parts and related services for underground mining operations. Aramine is based in Aix-en-Provence, France. The company, with more than five decades of reputable industry experience, has around 65 employees
Hitachi Energy and Rockwell Automation Unite Power & Automation to Accelerate Mining Electrification
November 6, 2026
Hitachi Energy and Rockwell Automation entered into a collaboration centered on an integrated grid-to-process architecture that combines the infrastructure powering industrial facilities with the systems that manage production. As industrial companies face rising power demand, growing pressure to decarbonize, and
Ambler Metals Appoints David Thomas as Senior VP, Project Development
November 6, 2026
Ambler Metals has appointed David Thomas as senior vice president of Project Development. Thomas will lead engineering and project development for the Arctic Project, working alongside Ambler Metals president Ron Rimelman as the joint venture advances the project through permitting
Resolution Copper Approves $144 Million to Advance Resolution Copper Project, Arizona
November 5, 2026
Resolution Copper will invest $144 million to advance the next phase of development at the project in Arizona, one of the world’s largest untapped copper deposits and a potential major new source of domestically produced copper for the United States.
