Falling Energy Per Capita Is the World’s Biggest Problem
A few years ago, I analyzed the growth of world energy consumption, breaking it down into (a) the growth in…
Africa’s mineral wealth can make it an architect of a more just energy transition
Mohamed Okash is the Founding Director of the Institute of Climate and Environment at SIMAD University in Somalia.…
US e‑waste becomes stable source of critical minerals
E‑waste in the United States may soon be more than a growing environmental problem. Researchers at the University…
Global trade tensions raise strategic value of African minerals, report says
As global trade becomes increasingly divided by geopolitical tensions, Africa’s vast mineral reserves are gaining renewed strategic importance,…
Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals…
Australia says US price floor backdown won’t derail its critical minerals strategy
SYDNEY, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Australia on Friday said it would support its critical mineral supply chains after…
Lithium Has Become a National Security Priority for the United States
As the world races to mine and refine more lithium, the United States has big production plans to…
India, Australia invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Australia and several other countries would join a meeting of finance ministers…
Rare earth recycling bet: Attero lines up a ₹2,000 crore expansion plan over the next three years
Alekhya Datta, director, electricity and renewables division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), said: “Recyclers must plan for…
60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy
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NASA’s new AVIRIS-5 scans Earth to spot lithium-rich mineral zones
NASA’s newest airborne sensor is taking mineral exploration to stratospheric heights, literally. Called AVIRIS-5, the advanced imaging spectrometer…
The Circular Battery Economy Set to Surge to Nearly $78 Billion
As the global energy transition accelerates, the race to secure critical minerals is shifting from remote mines to…