A mineral is mostly a compound that is usually crystalline in nature and is a result of geological progressions. Its ancient use comes from the Linnaean taxonomy where everything can be assigned to ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) -The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined. What is ...

Researchers found that U.S. metal mines already contain large amounts of critical minerals that are mostly going unused.

Environmentalists say that this is akin to an open licence.

This story was originally published by Grist. Pete Hegseth, who has taken to calling himself the Secretary of War, says the ...

The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined. What is needed is a new definition that ...

The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it could be applied to virtually every metal being mined. What is needed is a new definition that ...

(The views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) LAUNCESTON, Australia - The term critical minerals has become so widespread that it has effectively lost its meaning, as it ...