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The United States is a federal republic in North America, bordered by Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Washington, DC, and its largest city is New York. With a population exceeding 330-million, the US has the world's largest economy, measured by nominal gross domestic product, and is a leading centre for technology, finance, manufacturing and services. The country operates as a constitutional democracy with a presidential system, comprising 50 states and several territories. Its currency is the US dollar, which serves as the dominant global reserve currency and is widely used in international trade and finance. The US is a founding member of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and it plays a central role in global economic and security affairs. Major exports include aircraft, machinery, pharmaceuticals, petroleum products and agricultural commodities such as soybeans and maize. The economy is characterised by high levels of innovation, a large consumer market and significant foreign direct investment flows. Key sectors include information technology, healthcare, energy, aerospace and financial services. The US is also a major source of development assistance and health research funding, supporting programmes in HIV treatment, vaccine development and disease surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.

United States News


Raw copper ore
Brazil aims to lift global share of critical minerals output to 12.2% by 2050
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Brazil will unveil its National Mining Plan 2050 on Thursday, setting a target to increase its share of global critical minerals production to 12.2% by that year, from 8.3% currently, said the... 


Copper
BHP to transfer Arizona property to Canada's Faraday Copper for 30% stake
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Australian miner BHP Group has agreed to transfer its San Manuel property in Arizona to Faraday Copper Corporation in exchange for a 30% stake in the Canadian miner, as Faraday seeks to develop a... 


Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney
Canada, Alberta announce new west coast oil pipeline to boost exports
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

Canada announced plans to build a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast, which would give the world's fourth-largest oil producer greater capacity to export to Asia and ease its... 


Cook Islands manganese nodules on seabed
US envoy says Cook Islands minerals are a top priority
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

The new US ambassador to New Zealand and several Pacific island nations said on Friday that securing Cook Islands seabed minerals was a top priority, and that China's push for influence in the... 


Synthetic rutile
IperionX to publish Camden-Ttan integrated economic study by year-end
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US titanium developer IperionX has successfully completed the acquisition of the Camden critical minerals project, which includes existing infrastructure assets. The acquisition is highly... 


Cobalt samples
US company EVelution Energy starts construction of solar facility that will power massive cobalt plant
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US critical minerals company developing the first commercial-scale, solar-powered cobalt metal and sulphate processing facility in the US, EVelution Energy, has started construction of a 28 MW... 


Texas Precious Metals and Sunshine Minting executives alongside 'world's heaviest silver coin'
Texas Precious Metals earns 'world's heaviest silver coin' Guinness World Records title
2nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US precious metals dealer Texas Precious Metals has officially earned a Guinness World Records title for the World's Heaviest Silver Coin, after an unveiling held on July 1, in Texas. Manufactured... 


A generic image of gold bars
Gold price outlook hinges on macroeconomic conditions as geopolitical risks, Asian demand gain influence
1st July 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In its latest gold appraisal, industry body the World Gold Council says the performance of the gold price in the first half of this year has underscored a sensitivity to shifting macroeconomic... 


White Mesa uranium mill, in Utah
US report confirms uranium development is at its highest levels in more than ten years
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Statistics and analysis firm US Energy Information Administration (EIA) finds in its latest yearly uranium production report that US-based uranium mines produced 2.1-million pounds of triuranium... 


Thungela maintains interim export guidance despite volatile coal markets
Thungela maintains interim export guidance despite volatile coal markets
30th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

JSE-listed Thungela Resources says it continues to monitor the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on its employees and the broader operating environment, noting that, to date, the... 


Monazite
US-based Atlantic Strategic Minerals confirms demo rare earths plant can come online in 12 months
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US monazite developer Atlantic Strategic Minerals has confirmed a technically viable and rapid pathway to develop a domestic US rare earths processing facility from mineral sands. The company's... 


Fossil generation ‘substituted’ by renewables in 2025 amid electricity tipping point
Fossil generation ‘substituted’ by renewables in 2025 amid electricity tipping point
30th June 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Record global electricity demand last year was met entirely by low-carbon sources, resulting in fossil fuels generation being substituted rather than supplemented, the Energy Institute’s... 


Tungsten
Guardian Metals outlines viable tungsten trioxide operation in Nevada
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

New York- and London-listed Guardian Metal Resources finds in a prefeasibility study (PFS) that the Pilot Mountain tungsten project, in Nevada, can viably produce 15 916 t/y of tungsten trioxide... 


Momentum Technologies' modular MSX rare earths recovery technology
US rare earths refiner demonstrates high-purity rare earths production possible from primary and waste streams
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based critical minerals refining and recovery company Momentum Technologies has managed to produce some of the purest rare earths ever reported at its demonstration plant in Carrollton, Texas.... 


Lucky Shot mine in 1930
Contango settles milestone payments for full ownership of historic Lucky Shot prospect
30th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Contango Silver and Gold has entered into an agreement to settle milestone payments totalling $18.7-million on the Lucky Shot project, in Alaska, in exchange for $5-million in... 


Gold
Viking Mines sells gold project in Australia to focus on tungsten in the US
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viking Mines has entered into a binding agreement with fellow-listed First Au to dispose of its 12 tenements comprising the First Hit gold project, in Western Australia, for $1.2-million... 


Antimony rock chips
Pantera Minerals hits antimony, silver mineralisation ahead of drill programme in US
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Pantera Minerals has published more "outstanding" results from its Phase 2 exploration programme at the Gillham project, in Arkansas. The latest exceptional assay results from rock chip... 


Uranium mineralisation
Uranium Royalty Corp's $1.1bn arrangement wll meaningfully expand royalty platform
29th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Uranium Royalty Corporation (URC) has filed a management information circular and related proxy materials ahead of a special meeting of shareholders to approve a proposed... 


28.13%, 26.4%! LONGi Sets New World Records for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell and Module Efficiency
28.13%, 26.4%! LONGi Sets New World Records for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell and Module Efficiency
29th June 2026

Recently, LONGi announced two major technological breakthroughs. First, its independently developed Hybrid Interdigitated-Back-Contact (HIBC) solar cell has been certified by the Institute for... 


Strait of Hormuz
Oil climbs following renewed US, Iran strikes in Middle East
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

Oil prices rose on Monday following days of tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran that underscored the fragility of their interim peace deal and again slowed energy shipping through the Strait of... 


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