Guy Le Page looks at a rare earth player in Brazilian Critical Minerals and an uncommon in-situ project showing some ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

India, Japan, USA and Australia have launched a “Critical Minerals Initiative” they hope will harden supply chains.

By confirming the age of these rocks, and that they might just be the oldest rocks on Earth, we’re finally opening the door ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

Mines and factories in and around Ganzhou, a key production hub for rare earths, underpin China’s control over the minerals. Many residents grew up collecting rocks containing the valuable minerals ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering valuable minerals in the process.

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Australia’s economy is largely based on its natural resources, with the minerals sector making the greatest contribution to ...

Industry leaders, geologists and explorers will gather in Ballarat later this week for the Australian Institute of Geoscientist's (AIG) Victorian ...