Extracting gold from ore is a poisonous business. The most common method is cyanide leaching, where cyanide salts in solution are used to suck the gold out from its ore. You get gold, but you also get ...

Canadian company Volt Lithium has developed and pilot-tested a new low-cost lithium extraction method to pull this critical battery metal out of low-concentration brines. Now it plans to turn old oil ...

In recent years, the cannabis industry has witnessed a significant shift towards cleaner, more natural extraction methods, leading to the rise of solventless concentrates. Among these, rosin has ...

The sustainability of lithium batteries is questioned due to extraction impacts and recycling challenges, necessitating systemic changes for a greener future.