After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?

Whether you’re layering on the shine or just dipping your toes into a metallic sneaker, one thing’s for sure: this trend is here to make sure you catch the light, no matter where you go.

Detailed mapping collaborations and explorations carried out over more than a century have uncovered evidence of important mineral resources in Greenland – including rare earth elements and ...

Metallic rocks, typically found around 4,000 metres (13,100 feet) below the surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, can produce oxygen even where no light can penetrate, according to a study.

The discoveries came amid China’s latest mineral-exploration undertakings funded by the central government, focusing on 24 existing large-scale gold resource bases while utilising advanced ...

Hidden beneath the waves near Japan’s Minami-Tori-shima island lies a treasure trove of rare earth minerals valued at $26 billion. This discovery, poised to revolutionize global supply chains for ...

21st-century chainmail uses molecular instead of metallic links An artist's illustration of the mechanical bonds found in the new, lightweight and super-strong chainmail-like material Mark Seniw ...

Critical minerals are the new oil: Everyone needs them, but not every country has them. That’s led some to search for them in some pretty wild places. And few places are as outlandish as the ...

The critical minerals needed for the energy transition are often more niche than the commodities that drove the real estate boom, and lower value in terms of market size. And the trade war between ...

Photo Illustration: Eve Hartley Beneath its desolate, icy expanse, Greenland holds some of the world’s biggest untapped reserves of the raw minerals used to make everything from smartphones and ...

The B.C. government says the province is Canada's largest producer of copper, and only producer of molybdenum, which are both considered critical minerals. Metallic minerals and metallurgical ...