October 23, 2023 Curtin University researcher crowned Young Tall Poppy scientist of the year Dr. Hugo Olierook's research techniques are assisting the mining industry in sourcing sustainable metals like copper and lithium for wind turbines and electric cars.
October 20, 2023 Superdeep diamonds reveal how Gondwana grew from below Superdeep diamonds likely migrated to the surface together with different parts of the former supercontinent Gondwana following violent volcanic eruptions.
October 19, 2023 Quartz can help predict, manage wildfires The intensity of quartz luminescence is higher in sediments that have been exposed to wildfires.
October 17, 2023 Vale Institute of Technology, ICMBio to execute genetic sequencing of plants and animals in Brazil By the end of 2027, the GBB will produce 5,000 genomes of species from Brazilian biodiversity, with 80 species initially defined.
October 17, 2023 Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They power their metabolism by breaking down rocks and minerals.
October 16, 2023 Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.
October 15, 2023 Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.
October 13, 2023 Rock weathering does not act as CO2 sink – study Recent research has overturned the view that natural rock weathering acts as a CO2 sink, indicating instead that this can also act as a large carbon dioxide source.
October 11, 2023 NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid Scientists believe the asteroid can help discoveries about Earth's core and those of other terrestrial planets.
October 11, 2023 “New” mineral discovered in abandoned gold mine dumps A newly discovered mineral, named kanatzidisite, was recently unearthed in mining dumps of the abandoned Nagybörzsöny gold deposit in Hungary.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
