A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside the leaders’ general assembly. The High Seas Treaty, officially known…

Four decrees (décrets) from August 27th, 2025, were published in the Official Gazette on August 28th, 2025, presenting significant changes to the French mining legal framework. The decrees are intended to promote a more sustainable and responsible application of present…

American Critical Minerals (OTCQB:APCOF) highlights the significant addition of Potash to the US Geological Survey’s draft Critical Minerals List, a development that could substantially benefit the company’s Green River Project. The USGS estimates that over 92% of US potash consumption…

Dara Tah said those who work at Mount Ijen are a bunch of ‘incredibly strong people’ You might think your job is tough, but you will probably have a new-found appreciation for it after seeing the peril that some people…

The global economy is undergoing a fundamental rewiring. A powerful combination of two megatrends, the mass electrification of everything and the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, is creating a historic surge in electricity consumption. From electrifying the transportation and industrial manufacturing…

In the realm of materials science, a groundbreaking study from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has unveiled a compelling new phenomenon governing the atomic architecture of metallic alloys. For years, the nuanced chemical patterns within metal alloys…

The move is aimed at securing a stable supply of scandium, an REE critical to defense and technology sectors. The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is planning to purchase scandium oxide worth up to $40m (£29.62m) from Rio Tinto over…

BUT ENVIRONMENTAL RESTRICTIONS IN THE U.S. PREVENT THEIR EXTRACTION Rare Earth Elements are some of the most strategically important commodities a country can possess. They are categorized within a group of seventeen chemical elements on the periodic table that have…