China is winning the race for critical minerals long before mines enter production. As Chinese firms acquire strategic ...

The mine explosion is another graphic example of the dangers facing miners and other workers around the world as their lives ...

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.

The world’s farms are hungry for potash, and Canada is sitting on a goldmine of this essential mineral. As global populations continue to grow and agricultural demands skyrocket, one country has ...

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Tom Savige is a researcher at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia. Tim T. Werner is a researcher at the School of ...

The Trump administration's pursuit of Greenland and Venezuela’s critical minerals has put the global competition for metals in the spotlight. Governments around the world are scrambling to secure ...

The US and Israel’s conflict with Iran has drained munitions at an astonishing rate. This is placing pressure on the supply of a crucial metal: tungsten. Tungsten is used in armour piercing munitions, ...