Minerals are geologic time capsules of the environments in which they form. With the right approach, their mysteries can be cracked open to reveal key features of the ancient Earth or other planets.

The government has declared Cobalt, Tantalum, Lithium, Coltan, Niobium, Copper and other rare earths as strategic minerals amidst an economic boom in the local and global mining sectors. In a Gazette ...

If every mineral tells a story, then geologists now have their equivalent of The Arabian Nights. For the first time, scientists have cataloged every different way that every known mineral can form and ...

Scientists have unveiled MIST, a new algorithm that rapidly identifies minerals from chemical data. MIST streamlines exploration and mining by automating a process that was once slow and ...

There may be 4000 more minerals in the world than previously thought, according to a new catalogue that identifies them not only by their internal make-up, but by the ways they are formed. Stefan ...

MONTRÉAL, June 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NioBay Metals Inc. (NBY:CA) (OTCQB: NBYCF) is satisfied with the update to Canada’s list of critical minerals announced by the Minister of Energy and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. A 15-year study led by the Carnegie Institution for Science ...

ROLLA, Mo. – Scientists in Missouri are actively pursuing dozens of minerals, including rare ones, that have been found across the state. The race to uncover these types of minerals saw the geological ...