Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the founder of WildAid and Wildlife Alliance How can we procure critical minerals and meet the needs of the global economy ...

After three years of research, two South Dakota Mines professors have developed a sustainable method to extract rare earth elements from discarded coal mine waste, possibly creating a domestic source ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Ocean Resources launches its groundbreaking mineral extraction from seawater technology process, announces achievement ...

Researchers stand to the right of a series of tubes and large water tanks. Through a public-private partnership with Ebb Carbon, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have deployed a ...

Heap leaching is a cost‐effective, environmentally considerate method for extracting valuable metals from low-grade ores. This process involves piling crushed ore and irrigating it with a leaching ...

When fulfilled holiday wish lists include a new smartphone, upgraded laptop or the latest game console, their retired predecessors might be in cluttered junk drawers or landfills by January. Thanks to ...

Demand for lithium is surging, as the world transitions to renewable energy and adopts new technologies. Lithium-ion ...

Efforts in Pennsylvania to extract valuable rare earth minerals from tens of millions of tons of coal refuse are finding support in the new state budget. The Fiscal Code, House Bill 416, provides $1.9 ...

Microbes could be the future space miners, helping humans survive on long-term missions by ...

Could seaweed be a key in sourcing more precious and rare-earth elements? Some scientists seem to think so. Seaweed, they say, contains several minerals that could be used in the manufacturing of a ...

As humanity pushes the boundaries of space exploration, one of the key challenges is how to access resources from distant ...