Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

Toxic contaminants from metal mining have infiltrated hundreds of thousands of kilometers of river channels around the world, exposing about 23 million people to potentially unsafe levels of lead, ...

The Greeley area has outgrown its existing waste infrastructure due to its growing population and housing boom.

Electronic waste recycling and metal recovery represent critical strategies in addressing the dual challenges of resource scarcity and environmental degradation. As global electronics consumption ...

The mining industry is exploring alternative methods like recycling and re-mining waste tailings to secure essential metals for the energy transition due to challenges in traditional mining ...

Tiny organisms could help solve the massive pollution caused by mining. Growing microbes on toxic mine waste could help companies capture pollutants while meeting the rising demand for critical ...

AMES, Iowa – Inspired by nature’s work to build spiky structures in caves, engineers at Iowa State University have developed technology capable of recovering pure and precious metals from the alloys ...

When brewer’s yeast left over from beer making is mixed with the right seasonings, it makes a bitter, earthy paste called Marmite that is especially popular in the U.K. Smeared on toast, it’s a snack ...

The concept of "zero waste" is becoming increasingly popular. That's why many industries have created plans to reduce the majority, if not all, of the materials that would otherwise end up in ...