U.S. minerals producer Ionic has discovered a large rare earth and critical metals deposit beneath Utah’s desert that could ...

Korea Zinc said it would spend billions of dollars to build a smelter of strategic materials in Clarksville, Tenn., in ...

Mineral production company Ionic says it discovered 16 different rare earth and critical minerals that will help the U.S.

A huge discovery in Utah County's Lake Mountains is generating confidence that the United States will not have to be so ...

In the wake of a wildfire, a vital micronutrient can become a toxic heavy metal—and could eventually make its way into ...

The US government plans to take more equity stakes in critical minerals companies, a White House official said Thursday, calling the once-rare move necessary to counter China’s dominance in the raw ...

In 2024, China placed a ban on gallium, germanium, and antimony. Then, in April, it placed export controls on rare earths, including lutetium, scandium, and yttrium, among others. In October, it put ...

Missouri is home to economically viable deposits of 36 of the 60 critical minerals identified by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as essential to the nation’s economy and security, the ...

Oil pump jacks operate in Williams County, North Dakota, in September 2024. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota ...

The discovery could bolster efforts to make the U.S. less dependent on China for minerals essential for renewable power.

Scientists in Missouri are actively pursuing dozens of minerals, including rare ones, that have been found across the state.

While scientists have long known that iron oxide minerals help lock away enormous amounts of carbon—sequestering it from the ...