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Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western United States, with its capital at Carson City and its largest city being Las Vegas. The state's economy is anchored by mining, tourism, gaming and logistics, with Nevada ranking as one of the world's leading jurisdictions for gold, silver and copper production. Major mining districts include the Carlin Trend, the Cortez district and historic centres such as the Comstock Lode, which have attracted investment from global producers and exploration companies. Nevada's regulatory framework and geological endowment have made it a preferred destination for mining capital, with operations ranging from large-scale open-pit gold mines to emerging copper and lithium projects. The state's population is concentrated in the Las Vegas and Reno metropolitan areas, while much of its land area remains sparsely populated high desert and mountain terrain. Nevada's tax structure, including the absence of state income tax, has supported its role as a hub for business incorporation and data centres alongside its traditional resource and entertainment sectors. The state is also emerging as a centre for battery metals exploration, driven by proximity to electric vehicle manufacturing and renewable energy projects in the broader region. Nevada joined the Union in 1864 and has since evolved from a frontier mining economy into a diversified state with significant contributions to national mineral output and commercial activity.

Nevada News


Rhyolite Ridge project
Australia's Ioneer signs MoUs with South Korean firms for lithium-boron project
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Wednesday that it has signed separate non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with South Korea's Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development... 


Defender-Pine Crow project area in Nevada
Great Western confirms tungsten zones ahead of drill programme in Nevada
7th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Great Western Mining Corporation has found significant tungsten mineralisation from its latest sampling programme at the Defender-Pine Crow project, in Nevada, US. Four new machine-cut... 


Gold bars
Sentinel raises $15m ahead of Big Springs gold project buy in US
6th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Sentinel Metals has received firm commitments to raise $15-million through a placement of 25.8-million new fully-paid ordinary shares to sophisticated and institutional investors at an... 


Falchani project area, in Peru
American Lithium strengthens board with US mine lifecycle expert
3rd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed American Lithium Corporation has appointed Amandip Singh as an independent member of its board, bringing to the position more than 15 years of experience in exploration, project... 


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... 


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... 


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... 


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... 


Image of gold ore
Fourmile gold project, US – update
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Underground mining services group Barminco has secured a A$275-million contract to provide underground mining services. 


Image of drill core from the Rhyolite Ridge project
Rhyolite Ridge lithium/boron project, US – update
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

ioneer has entered into strategic, nonbinding letters of intent with Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation, or KIND, and Hyundai Engineering to advance the development of... 


Century Aluminium product
US metal producers Brimstone, Century ink MoU to strengthen primary aluminium production
25th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based alumina and other industrial materials company Brimstone has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the largest American primary aluminium producer, Century Aluminium, to... 


Lithium ore on conveyor
Lithium producers bet on battery storage as demand shifts beyond EVs
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

The lithium industry is growing more optimistic about a market recovery as booming demand for battery storage systems helps offset a slowdown in some electric vehicle (EV) markets, leading... 


Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge project
Australia's Ioneer ties up with two South Korean firms for Nevada lithium project
23rd June 2026 By: Reuters

Australian lithium miner Ioneer said on Tuesday it has tied up with Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development and Hyundai Engineering to support the development of its Rhyolite Ridge... 


Barrick's Fourmile project area in the US
Perenti bags A$275m contract to develop Barrick's Fourmile underground mine
22nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed mining services provider Perenti's underground mining business Barminco has secured a contract to provide underground mining services for Barrick Mining Corporation at the Fourmile... 


Viking Mines tungsten samples
Viking Mines confident that tungsten ore sorting testwork will prove cost-beneficial
19th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Viking Mines has achieved positive initial results from X-ray transmission ore sorting testwork in Wedel, Germany, from mineralised material from the Linka tungsten project, in Nevada.... 


Circuit board in hand
Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech opens new US e-waste recycling sites
18th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Rare earths recovery company Paladin Envirotech has announced a major expansion of its US operations to scale domestic processing capacity and strengthen critical materials recovery... 


Fluorspar heaps
West Cobar agrees to acquire fluorspar project in North America
12th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

In a low-cost acquisition structure, minerals exploration company West Cobar Metals has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the Baxter fluorspar project, located in the US state of Nevada. This... 


GNM completes maiden MRE for Nevada gold/silver project
GNM completes maiden MRE for Nevada gold/silver project
12th June 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

ASX-listed Great Northern Minerals (GNM) has completed an inferred gold and silver mineral resource estimate (MRE) at its Iron Butte gold/silver project, in Nevada, in the US. The company says the... 


American Battery Technology lithium processing
American Battery Technology’s grant for Nevada lithium project reinstated following appeal win
9th June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Integrated critical mineral manufacturing company American Battery Technology Company has won its appeal with the US Department of Energy (DoE) for the reinstatement of its competitive grant award... 


McEwen's Fox Complex in Ontario
McEwen PFS on Grey Fox confirms 15-year mine life addition to Fox Complex
9th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed precious metals and copper developer McEwen has confirmed in a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Grey Fox project its viability to become a major source of ore for the Fox... 


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