Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following comment from Rich Nolan, president and CEO, applauding President Trump’s Executive Order to boost domestic access to key minerals and mined materials: "Ramping up American mining is a national security imperative,... Read More

The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following comment from Rich Nolan, president and CEO, on the Environmental Protection Agency’s deregulatory actions, including the reconsideration of the Biden-era Clean Power Plant 2.0 rule: “The reliability alarms are blaring as power demand... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) issued the following comment from Rich Nolan, NMA President and CEO, on China's expanded export restrictions of key minerals: "China has once again targeted the U.S. mining industry and is using our nation's alarming mineral import reliance against... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USGS today released its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report, which found the U.S. continues to be 100 percent import reliant for 15 minerals, and is reliant on imports for more than one-half of the U.S. apparent consumption for 46 nonfuel mineral commodities. The Biden administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Donald J. Trump is sworn in as our 47th President of the United States, new polling conducted by Maru Public Opinion for the National Mining Association (NMA) shows Americans want a course correction on overregulation and more focus on domestic sourcing for minerals. “The... Read More