Earlier in this series, we made the case for copper being “the metal that built technology.” Some readers took issue with that statement, noting correctly that meteoric iron and gold were worked long ...

MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI — A mineral exploration company says it has found a small high-grade copper and nickel ore deposit in the Upper Peninsula Talon Metals, which is jointly developing the Tamarack ...

Scientists have identified the largest iron ore deposit ever recorded, located in Western Australia's Hamersley region. The discovery contains an estimated 55 billion metric tons of iron ore, with ...

Research led by Curtin University reveals that Earth’s largest iron ore deposits – in the Hamersley Province of Western Australia – are about one billion years younger than previously believed, a ...

A decade-long effort to tap into a rich mineral deposit buried 8,000 feet deep in Northern Michigan is still ongoing. Michigan Potash & Salt Company says its $1.2 billion mine is in a pre-construction ...

The world’s largest iron ore deposit, found in Western Australia, may have formed 1.4 to 1.1 billion years ago during the breakup of a supercontinent and the formation of Australia. That would make ...

A massive 104M-ton "magic ore" deposit found in South Korea could revolutionize water cleanup. Discover the power of illite.

There’s a saying in mine country, the kind that sometimes shows up on bumper stickers: “If it can’t be grown, it has to be mined.” Before mining can ever start, though, there has to be ore in the ...

The future is electric. That means it will need a lot of batteries, motors and wires. That, in turn, means a lot of cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel with which to build them. Great times, then, for ...

The Government of Liberia has granted its explicit consent for the Change of Control of the long-delayed Putu Iron Ore Project, clearing the way for Planet One Natural Resources Holdings PTE. Ltd. to ...