Rare earth minerals have become crucial to almost every sector and the global economy at large, drawing significant attention to the countries that possess these vital resources. Access to "rare ...

There’s a long history of hard rock mining in Southern Colorado. Now the federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

President Donald Trump has been voicing interest in exploiting Greenland’s mineral wealth since his first term in office, when he started talking about possibly seizing the autonomous territory. His ...

The Gem Hills site showed REO values ranging from 0.28% to 5.26% TREO, averaging around 1.7% TREO.

The United States is home to a wealth of natural resources, with certain states leading the way in producing some of the most valuable minerals essential for industry, technology and economic growth.

The comments come shortly after the U.S. and Australia signed a deal designed to boost the supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals. George Cheveley, natural resources portfolio manager at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dragline excavator mines rare earth materials in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2025. Kostiantyn ...

So-called rare earth elements aren’t actually rare. It’s just difficult to refine them into the purified forms that are needed for making things like electronics or clean energy tech. The standard ...

Scientist from Austria believe mushrooms can recover enough minerals to make a sizable impact in the world economy.

Ukraine might have turned the tide in its rocky relations with the U.S. by offering President Donald Trump's administration access to its critical minerals as part of wider peace negotiations, but ...