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.
The United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are ...
A new type of deposit in Heilongjiang and Jilin promises easier, cheaper mining than in southern clay-rich areas, say ...
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The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ...
China says two previously unknown lunar minerals have been identified in samples returned by the Chang’e 5 mission, and the ...
Minerals aren’t just in rocks—they’re in your house, your food, even your body! From aluminum cans to toothpaste, and calcium to iron, discover how minerals shape the world around us and why they’re ...
After spending their weekends mining for rocks and minerals in Brazil, Jacob and Astrid Proctor relocated to Katy, where Jacob Proctor spent some of his teenage years growing up.