Mining

An interview with Ernest Scheyder, author of The War Below. The book offers an illuminating look at the stakes in the new fight surrounding the extraction of lithium and copper to power digital and energy technologies.

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes sign a deal with the owner of a proposed Owyhee County mine.

Plaintiffs say it would damage the area’s native plants and water supply.

The mine would be the only domestic source of antimony, and is a site of environmental controversy.

The goal is to boost domestic mining of lithium and other minerals officials say are critical to national security and the economy.

A new report from the Idaho Conservation League offers suggestions to mining companies on how to be good environmental stewards and reduce potential hurdles to approval.

The Gem State has a large number of abandoned towns, many of which have a very spooky history.

About half the world’s supply of antimony and 63% of what the U.S. imports comes from China. The United States gets another 18% of its supply from recycled e-waste, but there is no active domestic antimony mining.

This month, Boise National Forest is taking public comment on a proposed exploratory mining site just north of Idaho City.

The company planning to resurrect gold and antimony mining in Valley County’s historic Stibnite district could get most of its operation start-up costs covered by financing from the government-backed Export-Import Bank (EXIM).