Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President & CEO, responding to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment. The Assessment underscores that the rapid remaking of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement today applauding the Supreme Court’s decision to grant writs of certiorari in litigation related to the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) to vacate the Affordable... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO, responding to the various egregious anti-mining provisions included in the House Reconciliation package that was posted today. Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO: “While... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement on the federal government’s action to initiate a mineral withdrawal study of more than 220,000 acres of land in Minnesota. Any limits on mining on public lands should be examined very closely – particularly... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The National Mining Association (NMA) is celebrating the completion of its successful MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2021, which was held in-person last month in Las Vegas and welcomed more than 22,000 participants from 79 countries, with more than 1,400 exhibitors utilizing 650,000+ square... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Katie Sweeney, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the National Mining Association (NMA), testified today before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in a hearing examining potential updates to the Mining Law of 1872. Excerpts from her testimony are included... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement on today’s Senate Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee Hearing to Review Administration of Laws Within the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC's) Jurisdiction. During the hearing FERC commissioners... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Seventy-two percent of Americans are concerned that the speed of the transition to variable sources of power is coming at the cost of grid reliability, according to new polling conducted by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association (NMA). The poll also found that, within... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As policymakers hammer out the details of a final infrastructure deal, new polling released by the National Mining Association (NMA) finds that 84 percent of Americans feel it is important that the raw materials required for our nation’s bridges, roads, water and energy systems are... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today announced featured speakers for the opening session of MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2021, the largest mining show of its kind, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from September 13-15, 2021. Leaders in the mining industry will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO, on the White House’s release of its summary of the 100-Day reviews under Executive Order 14017, titled, “Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA), sponsor of MINExpo INTERNATIONAL® 2021, the world’s largest mining show of its kind, announced today that attendee and media registration is open for this fall’s in-person show, which takes place in Las Vegas from September 13-15, 2021. Originally... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded the passage out of Committee of the bipartisan Endless Frontier Act, which acknowledges the important role that domestic minerals mining plays in U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. “Virtually every supply chain... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded the "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act," introduced by Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, which would reauthorize the fee for seven years, ensuring a steady source of revenue for cleanup activities... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) acknowledges the wide range of minerals needed for future energy technologies, and concludes that mineral supply constraints could jeopardize the deployment and increase the cost of key energy technologies needed to tackle climate... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded the "Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Reauthorization Act", introduced by Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), which would reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fee while instituting key reforms to the program to increase accountability. “When... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure and jobs plan. “As Congress begins to address the President’s plan, any infrastructure push aimed at bringing stability and growth to our economy and strengthening... Read More

WASHINGTON - The National Mining Association (NMA) today released polling that shows seven in 10 voters – including a majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independents – support maintaining baseload, on-demand power plants, such as coal plants, to support the reliable supply of electricity. The polling... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today released new polling showing that the vast majority of voters – including a majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independents – want to see the Biden administration and Congress support domestic mining projects to create jobs, secure our... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) direction to the Forest Service to withdraw the Notice of Availability and rescind the Final Environmental Impact Statement and draft Record of Decision on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association today issued the following statement on the bipartisan passage of Rep. John Curtis’s (R-UT) amendment to the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.  The amendment passage ensures that a review must be done of the valuable mineral resources... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains which contains directives that are specific to our domestic minerals supply chains and recognize the key role that minerals play in securing the availability of critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement opposing legislation introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the “Grand Canyon Protection Act” H.R. 1052, which will be brought to the floor this week as part of the public lands package. The bill would unnecessarily... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement from Rich Nolan, President and CEO, on next week's Inauguration Day. “For more than 200 years, our nation has gathered peacefully on Inauguration Day under the leadership of thoughtful elected officials to... Read More

January 6, 2021, 4:40 p.m. Eastern The violence at the U.S. Capitol today is appalling and has no place in America. All of us the National Mining Association support the Members of Congress and their staff, the journalists, the Capitol Police and law enforcement who are bravely working to restore... Read More