Missouri mining companies and scientists are working to strengthen domestic supply chains of critical minerals like cobalt, gallium and germanium by tapping into industrial waste and re-mining ...

A militant fishers’ group on Thursday sounded the alarm over possible black sand (magnetite) mining behind the controversial ...

A method that dramatically speeds up carbon dioxide sequestration and also aids in the extraction of critical minerals from mine tailings will make its way from a Michigan Technological University lab ...

Sand mining accounts for 85 percent of all worldwide mineral extraction, a $70 billion industry. In Cambodia, the practice is big business -- but it comes with a price. The country relies upon the ...

Heap leaching is a cost‐effective, environmentally considerate method for extracting valuable metals from low-grade ores. This process involves piling crushed ore and irrigating it with a leaching ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines – Edison Palattao, a 52-year-old fisherman in Aparri, Cagayan, still can’t move on from how the extraction of river sand made their lives miserable. “It really ...

Lightweight lithium metal is a heavy-hitting critical mineral, serving as the key ingredient in the rechargeable batteries that power phones, laptops, electric vehicles and more. As ubiquitous as ...

Given that mining to extract high-grade mineral ores is wastefully energy intensive, exhaustible, and bad for the environment, scientists have been scouting for alternatives. A group of Korean ...

Nevada Lithium Resources (TSXV: NVLH) shares surged on Wednesday after the company disclosed that it had partnered with South Korea’s Hydro Lithium on the extraction of critical minerals from its ...

Utah hasn’t been fully paid for minerals taken from the Great Salt Lake, a recent audit found, despite a state agency knowing about such discrepancies for over a decade. The Division of Fire, Forestry ...