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Perpetua Resources gets DOD funding to study antimony production from Stibnite gold project

Company to evaluate whether antimony from its project in Idaho can meet military specifications to help secure America’s defense and commercial ammunition supply chain.

Staff Writer | September 20, 2022 | 11:12 am

Super strong material produced with Martian rock, titanium alloy

The new robust and high-performance material is to be used…

Staff Writer | September 7, 2022 | 6:06 am

Green economy may lead to sulfur shortages – study

A recent study states that global demand for sulfuric acid…

Staff Writer | August 23, 2022 | 6:06 am

Most Greenlanders support extracting, exporting sand left by melting ice sheet

Climate change is leading to the deposition of substantial amounts…

Staff Writer | August 22, 2022 | 5:05 am

Why prehistoric Brits fancied rare quartz

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

Staff Writer | August 21, 2022 | 7:14 am

Americas’ oldest mine now identified

An ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 22, 2022 | 6:06 am

Highest efficiency solar cell now a reality

National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers created a solar cell with a record 39.5% efficiency under 1-sun global illumination.

Staff Writer | May 20, 2022 | 6:06 am

How to classify rocks during quarrying

Researchers say it is possible to classify sedimentary rocks during quarrying, using a portable Raman spectrometer.

Staff Writer | May 11, 2022 | 6:06 am

South Korea hunts tungsten treasure in race for rare minerals

Blue tungsten winking from the walls of abandoned mine shafts could be a catalyst for South Korea's bid to break China's dominance of critical minerals.

Reuters | May 9, 2022 | 7:16 am

Adding basalt rock to agricultural land may lead to drastic CO2 emissions reduction – study

UK-based researchers say enhanced weathering has a removal potential of 6–30 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2050.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

5 CHARTS: Mining supercycle – how soon is now?

Pent-up demand, supply shocks, low stocks pushed aluminum, copper and coal prices to all-time highs, but new report suggests supercycle talk is premature.

Frik Els | March 17, 2022 | 11:27 am

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Super strong material produced with Martian rock, titanium alloy

Green economy may lead to sulfur shortages – study

Most Greenlanders support extracting, exporting sand left by melting ice sheet

Why prehistoric Brits fancied rare quartz

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