August 21, 2022

Why prehistoric Brits fancied rare quartz

Six thousand-year-old rock crystals reveal poorly investigated burial rites.

August 12, 2022

Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement

Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing,…

August 11, 2022

Researchers solve issues hindering silicon use in lithium-ion batteries

Despite the energy capacity of silicon as an electrode material, it is normally disregarded because of a lack of mechanical stability.

July 27, 2022

How a lake and a volcano produced a rare mineral on Mars

Researchers have figured out how tridymite formed in Mars’ Gale Crater.

July 26, 2022

Column: Where there’s muck there’s brass … and critical minerals

The green future, it turns out, can be achieved at least in part by cleaning up the mining legacy of the past.

July 21, 2022

KWG acquires Fancamp’s chromite claims in Ring of Fire

Fancamp Exploration (TSXV: FNC) has agreed to sell all its rights and interests in the Koper Lake-McFaulds mineral properties, comprising four mining […]

July 18, 2022

Granada provides first rubidium resource for gold property in Quebec

The Granada property is past producer of high-grade gold adjacent to the prolific Cadillac Break near Rouyn-Noranda.

July 17, 2022

Hundreds of hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed by illegal mining in Venezuela

A local NGO says that the destruction of Venezuela’s tropical rainforest by illegal miners and armed groups is done with authorities’ consent.

July 12, 2022

US says it is concerned critical minerals vulnerable to manipulation

Energy Secretary said the government is concerned that supplies of critical minerals could be subject to weaponisation as oil and gas have been amid the Ukraine conflict.

June 29, 2022

Post Noront takeover, Wyloo gets to work on Ring of Fire assets

After emerging victorious from the “fierce battle” with BHP and closing the acquisition of Noront in April, Wyloo is wasting no time.