In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a time when carmakers want the metal for electric-vehicle batteries, nickel ...

As demand — and competition — for critical minerals used in clean technologies heats up around the world, mining startups are ...

Geothermal systems that harness heat from deep underground require significantly less land infrastructure than other ...

Japan has pulled off a technical and geopolitical milestone, hauling rare earth-rich mud from the deep Pacific seabed in a ...

The idea has alarmed critics, who warn it could rattle financial markets and drive up mortgage rates, while potentially ...