ROLLA, Mo. – Scientists in Missouri are actively pursuing dozens of minerals, including rare ones, that have been found across the state. The race to uncover these types of minerals saw the geological ...

Traditional methods of rare earth mining are resource-intensive and pose significant environmental damage. Technology ...

See more of Missouri Business Alert's ongoing coverage of critical minerals in the state. People dressed as prospectors and cowboys cheered from the top of floats depicting life in the old West as ...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is working with partners to study minerals with known deposits in the state that are vital to the economy and national security. In a Monday news release, ...

Missouri mining companies and scientists are working to strengthen domestic supply chains of critical minerals like cobalt, gallium and germanium by tapping into industrial waste and re-mining ...

Researchers found that U.S. metal mines already contain large amounts of critical minerals that are mostly going unused. Recovering even a small fraction of these byproducts could sharply reduce ...

Mining and mineral resources have always been a lightning rod for economic and political power, and the modern era is no different – 2025 has seen a market acceleration in states and private companies ...

Mining experts discussed the importance of domestic mineral mining for U.S. sustainability and security at a journalism conference in Arizona. Panelists emphasized the need for "social license," which ...