The sharp change across the base of the proposed Anthropocene series (1952 CE) in varved sediments from Crawford Lake is recorded by numerous proxies of the Great Acceleration reflecting nuclear ...

Beijing’s ban on exporting six valuable minerals highlights America’s reliance on China for many raw materials that ...

Rare earths, on the other hand, have narrower supply chains and are often more difficult to extract, requiring more ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. Minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran ...

The Critical Minerals Institute has just announced its long-awaited CMI Critical Minerals List 2025, spotlighting 23 minerals that underpin the technological, economic, and strategic imperatives ...

For context, in 2023 the US Department of Energy published a Critical Minerals list, including the ‘electric 18’ minerals that Washington believes will be at the heart of the struggle for ...

The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) has officially recognised a new mineral – ehrigite – named after BHP ...

“In contrast to potash, phosphate is more abundant in the U.S. Even so, we are heavily reliant on imports… Adding phosphate to the U.S. Critical Minerals List would be an important step in ...

Today Straterra has been renamed as New Zealand Minerals Council, says chief executive Josie Vidal. "With the global interest in mined minerals, particularly critical minerals, we believe it is ...