copper mine

December 17, 2025

Trump makes US copper mining focus of domestic minerals policy

March 8, 2025 Mead Gruver

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. An executive order […]

Montana issues permits for mine over advocates’ protests

April 9, 2020 Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. — Environmental regulators on Thursday approved plans for a copper mine in central Montana that marks a major milestone in a long-running dispute. But the move will likely be challenged by environmental advocates […]