Tracking the Industry
The Pulse
American mining, tracked in real time: the industry stories that matter, the company news behind them, and a living master report on every state of the Season 1 tour.
In brief
The Pulse tracks the latest news and activity across America's mineral supply chain — the resource scoreboard behind everything we build. How much gold, silver, copper, cobalt, and the rest of the critical stack still has to come out of the ground? We follow the companies and projects on Season One: America's Heartland almost in real time: drills, restarts, permits, and the stories that move the route. Living master reports for each tour state keep the map current. For investors, operators, and anyone who wants to see where the metal is moving.
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Agnico Eagle Sells Alaska Copper and Gold Projects
Agnico Eagle is selling its Delta and Helm Bay projects in Alaska to junior explorer Vizsla Copper, taking a stake in the company instead of cash.
Employer Branding for Mining Companies
Mining companies win talent by putting real workers on camera, not stock photos, because job seekers cannot choose a career they have never seen.
Strike Halts Part of America’s Only Platinum Mine
United Steelworkers struck Sibanye-Stillwater’s Stillwater East mine in Montana over healthcare and disability cuts, idling America’s only primary PGM mine.
Energy Fuels Breaks Ground on Rare Earths in Utah
Energy Fuels has begun construction on a heavy rare earth expansion at its White Mesa Mill in Utah, the only conventional uranium mill in the United States.
Court Upholds Perpetua’s Stibnite Gold Approvals
A federal court upheld key permits for Perpetua’s Stibnite gold-antimony project in Idaho, letting construction continue while a narrow issue gets fixed.
Anfield Fires First Underground Blast at Utah Uranium Mine
Anfield Energy set off its first underground blast in nearly 40 years at Velvet-Wood, a step toward reopening Utah’s Shootaring Canyon uranium mill.
ESG Storytelling in Mining Without Greenwashing
Mining companies can show real environmental and community work on camera, but only if the footage survives scrutiny instead of just looking good.
A $1.1 Billion Signal for Arizona’s Next Copper Mine
The Export-Import Bank raised its potential financing for Ivanhoe Electric’s Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona from $825 million to $1.1 billion.
American Tungsten Confirms High-Grade Ima Resource
American Tungsten’s first mineral resource at Idaho’s Ima Mine confirms a high-grade tungsten-silver system with room to grow.
Silver Bow Reopens a Butte Portal After 35 Years
Silver Bow Mining reopened Butte’s historic Chief Joseph Portal, restoring the district’s first underground exploration access in about 35 years.
How Documentary Film Builds Trust in Mining
Mining projects live or die on local trust, and documentary storytelling earns it by showing real operations and the people behind them.
South32’s Hermosa Mine Clears a Decade-Long Permit Curse
South32’s Hermosa zinc and manganese project became the first US mine to finish the FAST-41 permitting program, clearing federal review in two years.
Revival Gold Extends High-Grade Idaho Discovery
Deep drilling at Revival Gold’s Beartrack-Arnett project in Idaho extended high-grade gold mineralization 240 meters deeper at the Joss deposit.
Newmont’s Global Growth Push Keeps Nevada in the Mix
Newmont’s second-quarter update detailed growth projects at Lihir, Red Chris, and Cadia, while its Nevada Gold Mines joint venture held steady output.
South Dakota Mines Wins $3.1M DOE Grant for Rare Earth Tech
A $3.1 million ARPA-E grant funds South Dakota Mines research into faster, cheaper technology for locating rare earth mineral deposits.
Sibanye Appeals US Ruling to Protect Montana Palladium
Sibanye-Stillwater is appealing a US trade ruling on Russian palladium, defending the only primary palladium mines in the United States, in Montana.
Central Nevada Gold Moves to Restart Mule Canyon
Central Nevada Gold is advancing permits and studies to restart the past-producing Mule Canyon gold mine near Battle Mountain, Nevada, targeting 2027.
Revival Gold Hits High-Grade Shallow Gold at Mercur, Utah
Revival Gold’s new drill results at its Mercur project in Utah show shallow, high-grade gold as the company advances toward a 2027 feasibility study.
Cameco Restarts Cigar Lake, Keeps 2026 Uranium Target
Cameco restarted Cigar Lake after a McClean Lake mill repair and kept its 2026 uranium target unchanged. Here is why the two-week pause matters.
Why Storytelling Matters in the Mining Industry
Mining moves the materials that build modern life, yet the industry is often explained in tonnages and drill results almost no one outside it can read.
Using Video to Strengthen Investor Relations in Mining
Mining investor relations still runs on news releases and slide decks, yet the questions investors actually ask are visual ones: what does the site look like?
Tungsten Wakes Up in the American West: An Idaho Find and a Montana Pilot in One Day
America hasn’t commercially mined tungsten since 2015. Then one Friday brought a surprise Idaho discovery and a defense-backed Montana processing pilot.
Bunker Hill Is Back: Kellogg’s Legendary Silver Mine Restarts After 40 Years
Bunker Hill Mining is bringing the most storied mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley back into operation for the first time in more than four decades, at last.
Why Antimony Is Suddenly a National-Security Metal
A brittle silver metalloid most people have never heard of sits behind flame retardants, ammunition, and grid batteries, and the US barely mines any of it.