Geetha Shanmugam’s inspiring journey from Chennai to leading a precious metals refining lab at Asahi Refining showcases ...
Turning raw iron bloom into usable wrought iron is a challenging but rewarding process. This video walks through the traditional refining steps, showing how impurities are worked out and the metal is ...
Tens of thousands of Omahans have lead in their yards at levels that experts say is dangerous, especially for kids. Growing ...
U.S.-made super magnets from Niron may be in audio gear next year, with EVs and wind turbines to follow. High-power magnets undergird an enormous amount of modern society. From high-end audio speakers ...
By R. Suryamurthy India’s decision to establish a domestic rare-earth magnet industry may seem like a technical footnote in a ...
Pakistan and Indonesia are steadily shaping one of South and Southeast Asia's most consequential, yet under-reported, economic relationships. What began as a tariff-centred arrangement has matured ...
Northern Ontario is set to capitalize on a mining upcycle led by strong gold prices and the build-out of critical minerals, ...
The fire-damaged, temporarily closed mall in Camden County has lost nearly all its tenants. Shoppers can’t even access the interior of the once thriving shopping center, formerly known as Echelon Mall ...
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The mineral chessboard

The last great scramble for strategic advantage was fought with tank columns and tanker convoys; the next will be fought with magnets so tiny they can sit on the head of a pin. In late autumn, when ...
India, despite its growing technology sector and ongoing trade talks with Washington, was notably absent from the Pax Silica ...
From Australia to Kazakhstan to Greenland, the U.S. requires critical minerals mining and processing partnerships around the ...
In, out, in and, finally, out again: COP30’s critical minerals hokey cokey reveals contentious global supply questions.