January 16, 2023 ‘Era of trust’ is over, says VRIC’s Jay Martin, as mining juniors head for Vancouver shores The trust that allowed for global trade over the last 30 years has shifted irreversibly, and countries are now scrambling to secure supplies of natural resources as a matter of…
January 15, 2023 Former gold mine to host largest underground caverns in history The site, located under the Black Hills of South Dakota, will host the largest neutrino experiment in history.
January 13, 2023 The view from England: Space rocks and rockets, the final frontier Space never ceases to fascinate, whether it is our reaching the extra-terrestrial or the extra-terrestrial reaching us.
January 13, 2023 Toughest material on earth now a reality Scientists measured the highest toughness ever recorded of any material, in a chromium, cobalt, and nickel alloy.
January 12, 2023 Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes A superdeep diamond recovered in Guinea has become the messenger of new information on plate tectonics.
January 8, 2023 Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—and carbon-neutral—materials.
January 6, 2023 The View from England: When copper production was dominated by the Welsh The U.K. no longer springs to mind as a mining giant, but it used to have a dominant role in the global industry.
January 5, 2023 Carbon-capture plants also have harmful emissions — but there is a solution A group of scientists has come up with a machine-learning solution for forecasting amine emissions from carbon-capture plants using experimental data.
January 4, 2023 Why mining is essential to the energy transition and global prosperity Imagine a world without mining. Many people do.
January 3, 2023 University of Oulu gets €1.6 million funding to expedite emission-free steel industry The Advanced Steels for a Green Planet project funded by the Tiina and Antti Herlin Foundation begins in January.
Japan and Italy to cooperate on critical minerals Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed to work together on critical mineral supply and elevate their […] January 16, 2026 | 11:33 am
