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Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

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

Jackson Chen | September 11, 2023 | 2:49 pm

Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education awards student scholarships

Rhys Thurstun from Redeemer Lutheran College and Mufaro Tom from…

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 6:16 am

Women in Mining Spotlight: Amanda Hall

Founder and CEO of Summit Nanotech, a firm that has…

Amanda Stutt | September 8, 2023 | 10:34 am

Construction kicks off soon on USGS research facility at Colorado School of Mines

The $240 million building will be occupied by about 250…

Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 4:32 pm

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance marks fifth year of QMEA GIRLS mentoring program

The academy encourages a talent pipeline of employees into vocational…

Staff Writer | September 4, 2023 | 2:08 pm

Mining’s biggest future challenges will be meeting sustainability expectations – and adapting to the metaverse

The mining industry’s biggest challenge will be to adapt to changes and to meet the demands of a highly sophisticated and virtualized society, writes the winner of the 2022 Northern Miner Scholarship.

Jonathan Umbsaar | January 3, 2023 | 2:18 pm

New Year’s resolutions for miners – 2023

Timothy Foden, partner in international arbitration group at law firm Boies Schiller Flexner looks forward at legal challenges facing the mining industry.

Amanda Stutt | December 30, 2022 | 9:33 am

Scientists working towards stopping lithium-ion battery degradation

Researchers want to move towards designing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | December 30, 2022 | 7:58 am

Two minerals never seen on earth extracted from meteorite sample

Ever heard about elaliite and elkinstantonite?

Staff Writer | December 29, 2022 | 7:28 am

Women in Mining Spotlight: Cat Culkin

Cat Culkin, chief technology officer at Pronto.ai on a virtual site visit in California.

Amanda Stutt | December 28, 2022 | 9:14 am

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 7:49 am

Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age

Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

Staff Writer | December 26, 2022 | 6:36 am

How virtual reality makes geology more accessible

Students and other people interested in geology can have a ‘dry run’ experience and review techniques before reaching an actual site.

Staff Writer | December 22, 2022 | 7:38 am

New model allows for balancing rare plant protection, mine development

Researchers at Utah State University are mapping out strategies that allow balancing the emerging demand for mining and energy development projects on the Colorado Plateau.

Staff Writer | December 20, 2022 | 5:05 am

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