"This really exemplifies the 'trash to treasure' mantra." Scientists make stunning discovery while studying material thought ...

“The United States was once the world’s largest producer of lucrative minerals, but overbearing Federal regulation has eroded our Nation’s mineral production,” according to the president’s order. “Our ...

Prodigious siblings can be annoying. All too often, they steal the spotlight and cast behind them an infuriating shadow of ...

Australian scientists are exploring ways to extract rare earth metals, like gallium and germanium, more efficiently from mining waste. These are crucial in semiconductor manufacturing and are ...

“It is imperative for our national security that the United States take immediate action to facilitate domestic mineral production to the maximum possible extent,” the order states, blaming ...

Even once you get past the permitting and legal blockades from environmentalists, bringing a mine to production can take 10 years or longer.

In 2023, the program’s scientists accelerated their efforts to explore the critical mineral content of mine waste located in tailings ponds and rock piles around the country. Mine waste is ...

South Korea aims to achieve a 20% recycling rate for strategic critical minerals by 2030, as intensifying trade tensions between the US and China expose the country to supply uncertainties.

Of particular relevance to Sasquatch is that there are substantial waste rock piles from old mining activity within the Claim area. These waste piles, as well as some areas where surface ...

To put this in context 2,460Mt of waste was generated within the EU-28 in 2012 (UK 240Mt), of which 920Mt was non-mineral waste (UK 120Mt) (source). Wasting this energy means that emissions of both ...

A total of 24 samples were taken from various waste piles, trenches and outcrops in the area, and assay results returned grades as high as 14.15% copper, 330 g/t silver, 0.94 g/t gold and 1.54% zinc.

Yuliot said that plastic waste will be processed using pyrolysis technology to produce fuel oil. Meanwhile, organic waste will be used to produce bioenergy “in the form of either biogas or biomass.” ...