As the Trump administration continues to reduce federal oversight, a Canadian mining company has finally submitted an ...

Discover the significance of rare-earth elements, their applications in technology, and the global race for their resources.

Interlune is not a novelty. “Startups from Silicon Valley to North Carolina to the U.K. are offering up new solutions to ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor. Scientists warn of irreversible damage to deep-sea biodiversity, while ...

Japan will conduct test mining of rare-earth-rich mud from the deep seabed off Minamitori Island, some 1,900 kilometres (1,180 miles) southeast of Tokyo, from January 11 to February 14, the head of ...

The mining waste generated in a single year in the United States contains enough lithium to manufacture 10 million electric ...

The U.S. rare earth industry is accelerating as federal funding drives a domestic mine-to-magnet supply chain.

A new luminescent sensor can detect terbium, a valuable rare earth element, from complex environmental samples like acid mine waste. The sensor, developed by researchers at Penn State, takes advantage ...

What is “sand mining” and why is it bad for the environment? – O.H., via email Answer: Sand mining, extracting sand from the ...

Utah already takes center stage with its vast array of critical minerals and rare earth elements. A new discovery could ...

Space mining tech and robotic prospecting are unlocking extraterrestrial resources, reshaping future energy, manufacturing, ...