A new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones containing 20 million to 40 million metric tons of lithium.

Rhys Thurstun from Redeemer Lutheran College and Mufaro Tom from the University of Newcastle are this year's recipients.

Founder and CEO of Summit Nanotech, a firm that has developed a direct lithium extraction technology.

The $240 million building will be occupied by about 250 USGS researchers, 68 Mines researchers and 150 Mines students.

The academy encourages a talent pipeline of employees into vocational and professional careers, with a focus on female and Indigenous participation.

Recycling technology originally developed by materials scientists allows extraction of rare earth magnets from scrap and redundant equipment.

In regions like Canada and the US, enrollment or graduation from university courses related to mining engineering slipped in recent years.