CriticalMinerals
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste Current e-waste recycling methods are too costly or hazardous to recover critical minerals like gallium, indium, and tantalum from discarded electronics. A new technology using microwaves has been developed at West Virginia University to reclaim these valuable […]
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A Canadian mining company wants Trump’s permission to mine the deep sea
A Canadian mining company wants Trump’s permission to mine the deep sea A Canadian mining company, The Metals Company, has applied for a permit from the Trump administration to mine the deep sea without following international regulations. The move is seen as an “act of total disregard for international law” by Greenpeace International and other […]
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US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple A dragline excavator mines rare earth materials in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2025. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details […]
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