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

For established manufacturers, smart mining offers a pathway to defend market share through automation-ready equipment, service contracts, and digital ecosystems. For emerging technology firms, it ...

Mining companies worldwide are expanding mineral extraction at existing mines, as the rate of opening new sites slows, to meet global demand driven mainly by the need for clean energy infrastructure.

New solvent-based method extracts lithium faster and cleaner from brines, cutting water use and unlocking hard-to-tap ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Mining industry leader Freeport-McMoRan invested $7 million to support the University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) mining engineering degree program, the university announced ...

A version of this story first appeared on Minnesota Public Radio. Hundreds of people stood in a long line that snaked outside the offices of Mesabi Metallics in Nashwauk, Minnesota, last month, ...

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These days, the mining industry is playing a crucial role in the transition to net-zero greenhouse emissions. Materials such as lithium and copper are keys to building stronger power grids and ...

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a landmark Critical Minerals Framework, marking a major step toward advancing both nations’ ambitions for energy and ...

Project opponents say the proposed Ambler Road would threaten populations of fish and caribou that are key food sources in the area. October 14, 2025 A proposed project to build Ambler Road, a private ...

In the dust-choked quarries of Kenya’s coastal region, a young Khadija Omar watched miners return home each day, their clothes and lungs filled with the fine, gritty residue of hard labour. Troubled ...

America already mines all the critical minerals it needs for energy, defense, and technology, but most are being wasted as mine tailings. Researchers discovered that minerals like cobalt, germanium, ...