Lawmakers in Nevada have voted to increase the amount of taxes on gold and silver mines in the US state, following ‘tumultuous negotiations’ with local stakeholders including Nevada’s largest teachers’ union. On Monday, the Nevada Senate and Assembly approved a proposal to impose an additional tax...
Tesla is set to enter the mining business with a lithium claim on 10,000 acres in Nevada, CEO Elon Musk announced at its Battery Day event yesterday. The electric vehicle maker is planning to be a sustainable miner with a low impact on the local environment,...
Newmont Goldcorp and Barrick Gold have cleared all the regulatory conditions to combine their operations in Nevada, which will now become the largest gold complex in the world. Both companies announced that the US Federal Trade Commission granted an early termination of the waiting period under...
The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies has ranked Nevada as the most attractive jurisdiction in the world for mining and investment. Nevada rose two places on last year to top the latest rankings, ahead of Western Australia in second and the Canadian provinces of...