Most people know some very basic information about minerals, crystals, and gemstones, but likely wouldn’t be sure about what ...

Most people know about the vitamins and minerals we need in our bodies, but fewer understand the different types, especially when it comes to buzzy terms like "trace minerals." The minerals you need ...

Over the next few decades, the role that copper and critical minerals play in achieving the energy transition, spurring economic development, and strengthening national security will continue to grow.

How hard is a diamond? What is the difference between granites and garnets? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are inorganic, crystalline solids with a known chemistry. Examples of ...

To curtail the exploitation of critical mineral supply chains by criminal actors, lessons can be drawn from the example of ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Pete Hegseth, who has taken to calling himself the Secretary of War, says the ...

In June 2019, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Blue Green Alliance (BGA) brought together a group of engaged stakeholders from the mining, labor, environmental, and ...

Australian Mining sat down with Metso’s David Tulloch, Duncan Wyatt and Guillaume Lambert to discuss the company’s innovations and the buzz around critical minerals.

There are a number of wet chemical methods that can be used to identify minerals by the way that they react with specific chemicals. The most common way to do this in a controlled and accurate manner ...