As governments fight to regulate access to materials important for many technologies, the people mining them are left behind.

In the late 1800s, the area now known as Carlsbad was a quiet, undeveloped stretch of land. But in 1882, everything changed ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down early Tuesday morning U.S.-time in Saudi Arabia for the first high-level talks between the U.S. and Ukraine following the explosive Oval Office spat late ...

The prices of some strategic minerals have soared in China over the past year, as a wave of protectionist policies – many of them initiated by Beijing – spark a global scramble to lock down ...

One of Africa’s most richly endowed countries, the DRC is world’s largest producer of cobalt — a critical mineral used in many industrial applications including electric vehicle batteries ...

Mineral Resources is building a water pipeline to its Ken Bore's mine. “Multiple groundwater licences are held across different aquifers to provide water for construction and operations,” a ...

“Large-scale construction is underway in Jermuk with significant investments in the tourism sector. For example, a new mineral water bottling plant is set to be built soon. These types of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to sign a mineral deal with the U.S., President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters on Thursday. "I think Zelenskyy has ...

Kaolinite forms when older rocks are broken down by liquid water. The mineral, which is rich in aluminum, is left behind after the water has leached away iron and magnesium. He said: "Although ...

The deal could come with long-term economic opportunities and act as a blueprint for similar agreements with other mineral-rich countries, analysts say. Critical minerals are all the rage right now.