Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, ...

National Park Service lands have been considered off-limits to new mining efforts for decades — until now. Citing an emergency order to build the United States’ energy dominance over foreign ...

“As I dug in, I realized there were some mistakes made in the process flow [at the mine], but that this is a world-class site. It's arguably the best rare earth ore body in the world and there ...

"This rammed-earth project began by considering the natural topography, aligning the architecture with contours and capturing views. A key strategy involves crafting a defined exterior space that ...

China solidified its global dominance in rare earth elements mining with a new discovery that its experts say is likely to be the largest middle and heavy rare earth deposit in the country.

When entrepreneur Sandy Lawrence set out to build a home on the side of a rocky hill overlooking Napa Valley, she envisioned something that looked like it was growing out of the landscape. So she ...

Chinese archaeologists from Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan Province have unveiled the earliest and largest known rammed-earth city site, the Qingjinggou Yangshao Site from the mid-Yangshao ...

Exploring the hidden costs of rare earth mining reveals a complex web of environmental challenges. 🌍 From habitat destruction to pollution, we must consider the consequences of our tech-driven ...

These walls were made out of rammed earth: dirt that had been compressed and compacted and compressed to the point where each one was as solid as any concrete wall.

Today, most rare earth metals used in electronics are mined by using toxic chemicals to extract the elements from mineral ore. During the mining process, thousands of tonnes of chemical waste are ...