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March 27, 2025

Ron Finklestien

mining

“University of Arizona Launches Initiative to Develop Skilled Workforce for the Mining Industry”

US Push for Domestic Critical Minerals Boosted by Executive Order As the United States aims to bolster production of critical minerals and reduce reliance on foreign imports, President Trump’s recent executive order utilizes the Defense Production Act. This step seeks to provide financing, loans, and investment support essential for domestic processing of these minerals. This announcement coincided with another spike in copper prices, which exceeded $11,000 per tonne in New York on Thursday, amid ongoing global trade disruptions. Regional Innovations to Enhance Domestic Mining Efforts To enhance the United States’ competitive edge in critical minerals and address supply chain weaknesses,

May 30, 2024

Ron Finklestien

mining

Arizona Lithium starts production drilling at Prairie project in Saskatchewan

The drilling program, covering a total of three pads, will extend over the next few months. Production and disposal testing of the wells on the first pad is scheduled to start in June, the Australia-based lithium developer said. According to the company, the start of drilling operations would mark the launch of Canada’s first commercial lithium production plant. The initial phase will involve drilling vertical wells to explore the Souris River and Duperow formations for commercial viability. It will then move onto the Dawson Bay formation and specific disposal targets. “These are very deep holes being drilled by a heavy duty oil