A "superpowered" fungus engineered at The University of Queensland could be used to extract critical minerals from toxic ...

Potassium extraction from mineral resources underpins global fertiliser production and various industrial processes. Natural K-bearing minerals such as K-feldspar, micas and phlogopite are inherently ...

Mining seaweed for minerals The researchers have experimented with several methods for extracting minerals from seaweed, trying to find the least energy-intensive process. After many rounds of tests, ...

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 ...

Missouri mining companies and scientists are working to strengthen domestic supply chains of critical minerals like cobalt, gallium and germanium by tapping into industrial waste and re-mining ...

Momentum Technologies ("Momentum"), a company revolutionizing critical mineral and metal refining, today announced a strategic partnership with Aquatech, a global leader in critical mineral processing ...

Fresh water consumption of direct lithium extraction (DLE) needs to be urgently quantified. Many DLE technologies might require larger freshwater volumes than current evaporative practices, ...

MGX Minerals Inc.(CNX:XMG)(MGXMF) and engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions have made an advancement in magnesium extraction. The pretreatment removed all of the 76,000 mg/L of magnesium, ...

U.S. politics currently allow for vanishingly few areas of bipartisan consensus. But one thing government officials of all kinds tend to agree on is the importance of mining. In particular, they seek ...