Minerals are geologic time capsules of the environments in which they form. With the right approach, their mysteries can be cracked open to reveal key features of the ancient Earth or other planets.

The trade war between China and America has been intensifying this year, and now rare earth minerals have taken center stage.

The government has declared Cobalt, Tantalum, Lithium, Coltan, Niobium, Copper and other rare earths as strategic minerals amidst an economic boom in the local and global mining sectors. In a Gazette ...

If every mineral tells a story, then geologists now have their equivalent of The Arabian Nights. For the first time, scientists have cataloged every different way that every known mineral can form and ...

Recent advances in deep learning have significantly transformed mineral classification methodologies, supplanting labour‐intensive manual approaches with automated, high-precision systems. By ...

China’s restrictions are also seen as a response to Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” on Chinese goods announced in April. After ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has signed on as a co-sponsor of the Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act. "Wyoming is home to the largest reserves of uranium in the ...