The Interior Department will simplify federal rules for recovering minerals like rare earths, lithium, and cobalt from mine ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed his department to streamline federal regulations on the recovery of the minerals.

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to ...

When researchers discovered "dark oxygen" last year, the news spread around the world, but the biggest challenge to the ...

The integration of quadrupeds or ‘robotic dogs’ into mining workflows is a promising step towards safer, smarter and more automated operations ...

The global scuba diving industry generates between $8.5 billion and $20.4 billion each year, while also providing widespread ...

Green/EFA EU lawmakers say they cannot access impact assessments for ‘strategic’ mining projects approved under the Critical Raw Materials Act, accusing the European Commission of lacking transparency ...

Kneeling on all fours near a Luzerne County stream, Bobby Hughes peers intently at a mesh net containing wet sticks, pebbles ...

Good afternoon and happy Thursday, readers! The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally given the go-ahead for the ...

The Foreign Office has urged travellers from the UK to ‘take extra care and stay alert in border areas’, saying: ‘Take extra ...

An aerial view shows the Cananea Consolidated Copper Co., a mine and smelter complex south of the Arizona-Sonora border. The Cananea mine to this day is a major producer of copper.

Uber struck a robotaxi deal with Chinese tech giant Baidu to deploy thousands of autonomous vehicles in multiple markets ...