Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when it comes to correctly identifying what is – and is not – part of ...

Geoscientist Graham Lederer uses a hand lens to examine tungsten ore from the Burnside mine in Alpine County California (USGS/Public domain) Finding better ways to handle underground rocks could be ...

Countries are racing to obtain the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make everything from smartphones to electric cars. US President Donald Trump has made access to these minerals a priority ...

There’s a long history of hard rock mining in Southern Colorado. Now the federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

At a moment of mounting geopolitical instability, and as the U.S. conducts major military operations in the Middle East and ...

A new Global Justice Now report has found that nearly one-fifth of minerals labeled “critical” by the U.K. aren’t actually essential for the green energy transition, but are instead needed for the ...

While it’s rich in rare earths and minerals, experts say tapping those resources in the rugged, ice-covered Arctic territory is no easy feat. President Donald Trump continues to call for the U.S. to ...