The G20’s new critical minerals framework wants to move Africa beyond raw exports so that mineral wealth creates jobs and ...

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Treating acid mine drainage and extracting its valuable rare earth elements offers a way to transform pollution into ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

A new map compiled by Newsweek using data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows how Greenland’s rare earth mineral resources compare to the rest of the world. Rare earth minerals are a ...

Traditional methods of rare earth mining are resource-intensive and pose significant environmental damage. Technology ...

Demand for lithium is skyrocketing as factories across the world churn out electric vehicles and the massive batteries that make wind turbines and solar panels reliable sources of energy.

A proposal to repeal a ban on mining in northeastern Minnesota’s Superior National Forest is headed to the U.S. Senate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greenland has large deposits of rare earth minerals along its coasts, but these are also geologically hazardous regions. Alex ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to spur production of rare earths and ...

There are many reasons why Trump might want Greenland, but natural resource extraction is unlikely to feature centrally ...

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