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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


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... 


Great Western copper mineralisation
Tungsten explorer Great Western starts trading shares in US
8th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim- and Euronext-listed Great Western Mining has been approved for trading its shares on the US' OTCQB Venture Market. Under the ticker symbol "GWMOF", the cross-trading of Great Western's... 


Bradda Head Lithium/Zenolith drilling in Arizona
US lithium explorer Bradda announces subsidiary joining Defence Industrial Base Consortium
8th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

North America-focused lithium developer Bradda Head Lithium’s subsidiary Zenolith has been accepted as a member of the Defence Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC). The consortium is a US initiative... 


Heavy mining truck
Arthur gold project, US
5th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

AngloGold Ashanti has described the Arthur gold project as a large-scale, continuous gold system with a mineralised footprint of about 2.7 km to 1.3 km. 


Courageous Lake project area
Seabridge concludes spin-out of Courageous Lake project into newly listing Valor Gold
4th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX- and NYSE-listed Seabridge Gold has successfully closed the spin-out of its Courageous Lake gold project into a newly listed entity, Valor Gold Corporation, after receiving approval from the... 


Antimony mineralisation
EV Resources secures three more sources of antimony feedstock to optimise, ramp up plant
2nd June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed emerging antimony supplier EV Resources has now signed four non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs) that have secured between 2 330 t and 2430 t a month of feedstock for its... 


Aurora uranium project area
Eagle Nuclear progresses key enviro steps for Aurura uranium project
29th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Nasdaq-listed Eagle Nuclear Energy Corporation, which owns the largest conventional, measured and indicated uranium deposit in the US, has completed several key environmental and site-readiness... 


Copperstone project area, in Arizona
Minera Alamos confirms low-cost, near-term mining possible at Copperstone in Arizona
28th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Minera Alamos finds in a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the past-producing Copperstone project, in Arizona, a net present value (NPV) of $537-million for the project at current spot... 


Copper ore
KGHM inks agreement to earn into Great Western, Bronco Creek’s Eastside-Tango copper project in Nevada
28th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed copper explorer Great Western has announced it is party to an option agreement with global copper producer KGHM Polska Miedz whereby KGHM may earn a 100% interest in the Eastside-Tango... 


Keystone mineralisation sample containing tungsten, gold and silver
Western Ridge greatly expands Nevada tungsten, silver, gold landholding
28th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed critical minerals explorer Western Ridge Resources has expanded its landholding around the Keystone project, in Nevada, by 4 960 acres with the staking of an additional 248 lode claims.... 


Copper samples from Nevada properties
Elemental affords earn-in option on four copper prospects in Nevada
27th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Elemental Royalty Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bronco Creek Exploration, has signed an exploration and option agreement with a US-based subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź,... 


American Lithium project area in Peru
American Lithium welcomed as member of US Defence Industrial Base Consortium
26th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed American Lithium Corporation has been accepted as a member of the Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), which is a US Department of Defense collaborative initiative established to... 


Gold workings in DRC
Applied Graphite ventures into gold with Bullfrog South acquisition
25th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Applied Graphite Technologies Corporation has closed the acquisition of all the common shares of Bullfrog Gold Corporation, while also closing a non-brokered private placement of C$967... 


Gold bars
Americas-focused explorer Golden Minerals secures investment from mine mogul Watson
25th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed precious metals and copper explorer Golden Minerals has closed a private placement equity financing with a privately held firm based in Vancouver called Streamline Metals, which now owns... 


Uranium oxide in containers
Manhattan permitted to start drilling on Nevada’s largest historical uranium production site
22nd May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Manhattan Uranium Discovery Corporation has been granted approval to drill at the Apex uranium project, in Nevada, which advances the State’s largest past-producing uranium mine back... 


An image of Thacker Pass
Lithium Americas progresses Nevada project, but tariffs weigh on costs
15th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Construction at TSX-listed Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass project, in Humboldt County, Nevada, is accelerating toward mechanical completion in late 2027, the company highlights in a statement on... 


Bradda Head's Basin East project area in Arizona
Bradda Head, Tyfast Energy enter MoU to advance 'Made-in-USA' battery supply chain
12th May 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

London-listed and US-focused lithium exploration and development company Bradda Head Lithium has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with San Diego-based advanced battery materials... 


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