A letter lost for 75 years in a Bavarian archive led to the remarkable discovery of humboldtine, one of Earth's rarest ...

There, in the basement of a stuffy government office in Germany, was a pile of six yellow lumps. But these old rocks were one ...

A dusty envelope misplaced in a government archive has rewritten a chapter of mineral history. That 1949 letter, discovered ...

Rare earth minerals, a blanket term for 17 metallic elements found in the earth's crust, possess unique properties such as magnetic capabilities, electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright went to Wyoming last week to cut the ribbon on the first new rare earth mine in the U.S. since the 1950s. Telling the assembled guests and reporters that the “Brook Mine” ...

As part of reducing reliance on China for rare earths, India is moving ahead with the auction of patches of land in Rajasthan ...

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

A troy ounce bar of gold is worth a hefty sum of money, but the same amount of this mineral is worth over a hundred million times more.

Two to seven trillion dollars’ worth of minerals that are rare earth minerals, very relevant to the 21st century. Ukraine’s ready to do a deal with us, not the Russians.

The Rock & Mineral Society of Hawaii also goes by the name Hui Pōhaku Ō Hawai’i and is the only mineral club in the state. The non-profit was founded in 1970 and meets in Honolulu once every ...

Wilkinson recommends the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society’s show from Feb. 9-12 if you’re new to the world of minerals. The dealers there have been vetted to ensure their legitimacy.