The U.S. government is advancing its intention to lease offshore seabeds in federal waters for critical mineral extraction ...

A study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity in September describes the extensive environmental toll of mining for minerals needed for a transition to green energy. The direct, site-level impacts ...

Minerals and metals used in technologies enabling much of the global energy transition and their applications are relatively new and require thought and reporting that probes questions related to ...

TMC the metals company stands to benefit from NOAA certification, which provides a regulatory backstop and enhances project ...

Global demand for critical minerals is accelerating, with the International Energy Agency (IEA) projecting a sixfold increase ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A tough new audit prepared for Utah legislative leaders finds taxpayers may not be getting all the money they're entitled to when it comes to mineral extraction on the Great Salt Lake ...

A recent drill survey has discovered what might be North America's largest-known deposit of so-called "critical minerals." ...

The major players in Arkansas' nascent lithium extraction industry filed a joint application with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission requesting that it set a royalty for the extraction of lithium ...

The Idaho Department of Lands is currently taking registration forms for an upcoming auction of mineral rights on 120 acres of State-owned land near Emmett. The parcel of land which the State is ...

Montana’s Great Outdoors Conservation Easement secures 85,911 acres for wildlife and recreation, but faces legal challenges ...

THE domestic extraction of materials, which includes biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals and fossil fuels, rose 8.1% to 388.07 million metric tons (MMT) in 2024, according to the Philippine ...