Scattered across the United States, hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines scar the earth, posing a safety hazard to ...

“This is a program that has survived both the Trump and Biden ... efforts to explore the critical mineral content of mine waste located in tailings ponds and rock piles around the country.

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

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US President Donald Trump has said he expects a minerals deal with Ukraine to be ... points to a thick grey layer in the exposed rock and notes that it's “almost pure graphite”.

No bigger than a smartphone, this remarkable rock has layers that tell the story of the working lives and hardships of miners in the 1800s. A flawless blue topaz gemstone - the largest of its kind - ...

In these, gold occurs in veins alongside quartz and sulfides within the rock. This alteration is shown by the presence of potassium-rich minerals ... supercomputers. Thanks to the Pawsey ...