A host of problems with existing projects are only making matters worse. Ore quality—the amount of valuable metal in a sample ...
Critical minerals are in demand around the world for military, technological and other uses. A geoscientist shares what’s ...
Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details for a ...
Converting rock into metal is a complex, multi-step process which differs by type of metal and by type of ore. After crushing, the minerals in the ore are typically separated using flotation ...
The Science Education Center houses thousands of rock and mineral samples in what is known as "The Rock & Mineral Room." The entire collection can be viewed by clicking on each of the virtual drawers ...
RECENT work at the Dominion Laboratory on the decomposition and analysis of refractory minerals has led to the belief that the lower the temperature of decomposition using the common fluxes the ...