Judge upholds BLM approval of Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine - ICT
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Judge upholds BLM approval of Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine - ICT

U.S. District Judge Cristina Silva ruled the Interior Department took a sufficiently “hard look” at the impacts of the mine on Tiehm’s buckwheat and Fish Lake Valley tui chub and “reasonably found” that the project would “not result in unnecessary or undue degradation of Tiehm’s buckwheat.”

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Tribes Object as Trump Administration Moves to Reopen Chaco Canyon to Drilling - Native News Online
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Tribes Object as Trump Administration Moves to Reopen Chaco Canyon to Drilling - Native News Online

Amid strong objections from tribal nations and advocacy groups, the Trump administration is moving to overturn a federal drilling ban near Chaco Canyon, a landscape widely regarded as sacred by Indigenous communities across the Southwest. The administration recently announced a short, one-week public comment period as it considers opening the area to additional oil and […]

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‘The most lasting legacy:’ Famed Alberta mantle geochemist namesake of new mineral – Brandon Sun
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‘The most lasting legacy:’ Famed Alberta mantle geochemist namesake of new mineral – Brandon Sun

EDMONTON – From the coalfields of northern England to the Arctic snows and the steaming jungles of Brazil, diamond hunter and scholar Graham Pearson has carved a name for himself that now lives...

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Ancient Indigenous Lands in New Mexico Could Be Lost to Mining and Drilling.  The Public has 7 Days to Weigh In. - Native News Online
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Ancient Indigenous Lands in New Mexico Could Be Lost to Mining and Drilling.  The Public has 7 Days to Weigh In. - Native News Online

A federal court decision on March 31 could see land surrounding Chaco Canyon National Historic Park losing its public land protection, leaving more than 300,000 acres vulnerable to oil and gas drilling. Chaco Canyon is located in the San Juan Basin, 150 miles northwest of Albuquerque. The surrounding desert landscape of Chaco Canyon contains rich […]

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MAX Power Advances Basin-Scale Discovery Potential with Multi-Zone Natural Hydrogen and Helium Intervals at Bracken - Montreal Gazette
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MAX Power Advances Basin-Scale Discovery Potential with Multi-Zone Natural Hydrogen and Helium Intervals at Bracken - Montreal Gazette

New Lawson Analog Target Identified Near Original Discovery on Genesis TrendBracken Well at Grasslands Project, 325 km southwest of Lawson Discovery, is

Ausenco secures Hillside contract
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Ausenco secures Hillside contract

Ausenco has been awarded the EPCM contract for Rex Minerals Hillside project in South Australia, about 150 km west of Adelaide.

‘Long legal road’ ahead as ACFN battles Alberta, energy regulator
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‘Long legal road’ ahead as ACFN battles Alberta, energy regulator

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing the province and energy regulator over toxic tailings spills at the Kearl facility.

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Almadex Provides New Hope Drilling, Big Sky Project and General Exploration Update - Montreal Gazette
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Almadex Provides New Hope Drilling, Big Sky Project and General Exploration Update - Montreal Gazette

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almadex Minerals Ltd. ("Almadex" or the "Company") (TSX-V: “DEX”) is pleased to discuss

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