The Atacama Desert is a major source of lithium for EV batteries. As global demand ramps up, the local Lickanantay people are ...

Instead of continuing to dig tunnels or pits, some scientists are looking to a promising yet challenging source of minerals: ...

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge - ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which ... In addition, thorium is three times more abundant than uranium, and easier to mine. MSRs in development today are based on two ...

You’re cooking a delicious meal, feeling like a top chef, when suddenly—oops! You pour in too much salt. Your heart sinks. Is the food ruined? Should you throw it away and start over?

Fresh off his $1.7bn sale of Azure Minerals, Tony Rovira has joined the board of copper junior Cannindah Resources The renowned geo and mining executive will add exploration muscle as it looks to ...

Cargill’s Lansing salt mine, in operation since 1913, is working overtime to meet the need, with workers logging extra hours to keep up. The industry was caught off guard after years of mild winters ...

SANTIAGO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Chile's power grid and major copper mines slowly came back online on Wednesday morning after a major outage hit the world's top producer of the red metal, with power ...

Beneath the waters of Cayuga Lake, a salt mine that has been in operation for over 150 years is working tirelessly to meet the increased demand. Shawn Wilcyznski, facility manager at Cargill in ...

The term gamechanger is often over used enough to be rendered meaningless, but the huge Simandou mine in the West African country of Guinea is going to be just that as its start up is set to rock ...