The United States is home to a wealth of natural resources, with certain states leading the way in producing some of the most valuable minerals essential for industry, technology and economic growth.

You might think the business of mining is digging up valuable minerals. In fact, it’s almost the opposite.

In this study, researchers investigated dozens of minerals abandoned in waste rocks in mines that could fulfill the country's ...

At the northern edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert sits a pile of rocks that’s so big that you can see it from space—and it’s ...

Discover how rare earth elements found in coal mines could reshape America's mineral supply and reduce import dependence.

X-ray scans reveal rare chemical signatures in asteroid grains that hint at water, organics and the building blocks of life.

Australia’s economy is largely based on its natural resources, with the minerals sector making the greatest contribution to the nation’s exports at 58.7 percent as of May 2025. Australia's mining ...

Two of the sites targeted - Fountainhead SSSI, near New Cumnock in East Ayrshire and Talnotry Mine SSSI, near Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway - are historic mining locations containing limited ...

As demand for copper, lithium and other minerals rise, the same goes for the quantities of dangerous mining waste. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.