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Ancient island submerged off Brazilian coast was (and may still be) mineral-rich

The Rio Grande Rise was a giant island that has been intensely studied in recent years because of its economic potential.

Staff Writer | February 8, 2024 | 6:13 am

SQM launches third round of accelerator program

The top 10 solutions will receive a $25,000 each, become…

Staff Writer | February 8, 2024 | 3:33 am

Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion

Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form…

Staff Writer | February 7, 2024 | 6:06 am

Cornell researchers figure out how to produce extra-pure nickelates

Nickelates may be crucial for high-temperature superconductors that are much…

Staff Writer | February 6, 2024 | 5:30 am

Massive caverns dug 4,800 feet below surface ready to host neutrino experiment in South Dakota

Close to 800,000 tons of rock were excavated at the…

Staff Writer | February 4, 2024 | 6:09 am

Vale Institute of Technology, ICMBio to execute genetic sequencing of plants and animals in Brazil

By the end of 2027, the GBB will produce 5,000 genomes of species from Brazilian biodiversity, with 80 species initially defined.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 4:13 pm

Ancient nickel-eating microbes can teach us valuable biomining techniques – study

Methanogens are ancient life forms that still exist today. They power their metabolism by breaking down rocks and minerals.

Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 6:06 am

Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper

Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.

Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:42 am

Limestone reveals the hidden lives of microbes

Limestone uses may expand beyond the cement industry.

Staff Writer | October 15, 2023 | 7:50 am

Rock weathering does not act as CO2 sink – study

Recent research has overturned the view that natural rock weathering acts as a CO2 sink, indicating instead that this can also act as a large carbon dioxide source.

Staff Writer | October 13, 2023 | 5:22 am

NASA to launch first mission to metal-rich asteroid

Scientists believe the asteroid can help discoveries about Earth's core and those of other terrestrial planets.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 9:19 am

“New” mineral discovered in abandoned gold mine dumps

A newly discovered mineral, named kanatzidisite, was recently unearthed in mining dumps of the abandoned Nagybörzsöny gold deposit in Hungary.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 6:06 am

How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil

Researchers have developed a new method that is expected to save miners billions of dollars by minimizing the cost and risk of tailings storage.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 6:22 am

Odds ‘n’ Sods: The isolation of field work can be lonely — and sobering

Every geologist has experienced extreme isolation at some point. That crystalline moment when they realized that if anything happened to them right then and there, they may as well be on Mars.

Ralph Rushton | October 9, 2023 | 11:14 am

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