Australia’s economy is largely based on its natural resources, with the minerals sector making the greatest contribution to the nation’s exports at 58.7 percent as of May 2025. Australia's mining ...

President Donald Trump has been voicing interest in exploiting Greenland’s mineral wealth since his first term in office, when he started talking about possibly seizing the autonomous territory. His ...

Most people think of Greenland as a frozen wasteland. The reality buried beneath all that ice tells a completely different story. 5 million metric tons of rare earth reserves according to the USGS, it ...

There’s a long history of hard rock mining in Southern Colorado. Now the federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

Japan changed its approach to supply chain resiliency after becoming a canary in the coal mine for China's mineral dominance. Alongside stockpiling, recycling and promoting alternative technologies, ...