In the global race to secure hard-to-find minerals that help power everything from smartphones to wind turbines, California’s Mojave desert is emerging as an unlikely front line. The Colosseum mine, an abandoned gold pit, is now seen as a potential…

More than 20 financial institutions worldwide have publicly vowed not to finance deep-sea mining — an activity scientists say could cause irreversible harm to ocean ecosystems. However, a DW investigation has found that some have invested at least $684 million (€581 million) in…

Greenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take…

16-year project yields breakthrough in economic security, reducing reliance on Chinese exports amid tensions The Japanese government successfully conducted a test mining operation for mud containing rare earth elements near Minamitori Island, located southeast of the Japanese archipelago, the Yomiuri…

The global mining industry faces unprecedented pressure to balance resource extraction with environmental stewardship and social responsibility. As governments worldwide scramble to secure supply chains for critical minerals essential to the green energy transition, traditional mining practices are being fundamentally…

As foreign ministers and senior officials gather in Washington this week for the first Critical Minerals Summit, the United States is making explicit what has long been implicit: the race for artificial intelligence will be decided as much by mines,…

US President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $US12 billion ($17.3 billion) in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply shocks as the US works to slash its reliance on Chinese rare earths and other…

By Prabhat Dewangan for UAE Stories – https://uaestories.com/draw-attention-to-bahrain-titanium-investment/ Bahrain’s plan to strengthen its position in advanced manufacturing has come under renewed attention following legal proceedings abroad that raise questions about the background of the Bahrain Titanium project. The scrutiny stems…