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Asteroid Ryugu is proving to be one of the most scientifically valuable time capsules in the solar system. A recent study of microscopic grains collected from Ryugu by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft found the tiny space rock harbors minerals that formed long before Earth itself — minerals that have been preserved in pristine condition for billions of years. Using cutting-edge X-ray …

The United States is home to dozens of active mines. Some extract copper, while others dig for iron. Whatever the resource, however, it usually makes up a small fraction of the rock pulled from the ground. The rest is typically ignored. Wasted. “We’re only producing a few commodities,” said Elizabeth Holley, a professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School …

Proposed funding will accelerate the growth of the U.S. critical minerals and materials sector. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its intent to issue notices of funding opportunities (NOFO) totaling nearly $1 billion to advance and scale mining, processing, and manufacturing technologies across key stages of the critical minerals and materials supply chains. The funding announcements, issued in …

US proposes nearly $1 billion in funds for critical minerals, materials  Reuters Energy Department Announces Actions to Secure American Critical Minerals and Materials Supply Chain  Department of Energy (.gov) U.S. gov’t sparks ‘golden era’ for mining with strategic investments and policy shift – Crescat’s Costa  KITCO U.S. mining industry benefiting from bipartisan federal assistance  NPR DOE to deliver $1B for critical mineral projects  E&E News …

U.S. “halfway there” with China on rare earth minerals, trade rep says  Axios State of U.S. Tariffs: August 1, 2025  The Budget Lab at Yale US and China agree to work on extending the tariff pause deadline in trade talks in Stockholm  AP News Bessent says US has ‘makings of a deal’ with China  Reuters Greer Says US-China Talks ‘About Halfway There’ on Rare …

Exclusive | China Is Choking Supply of Critical Minerals to Western Defense Companies  The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Critical Minerals Dilemma: What to Know  Council on Foreign Relations Exclusive: Trump administration to expand price support for US rare earths projects, sources say  Reuters China Strong-Armed Japan Over Rare Earths. It’s a Lesson for the U.S.  The Wall Street Journal Trump Team Outlines Push …

Charted: America’s Reliance on Foreign Minerals  Visual Capitalist Megalaw has big money for fossil fuels. Some Republicans aren’t happy about it.  E&E News by POLITICO Trump’s Quiet Ammo Revolution | An Official Journal Of The NRA  America’s 1st Freedom US Strategy on Critical Metals and Graphite Markets Reshapes Supply Chains  Discovery Alert One Big Beautiful Bill expected to drive mostly positive outcomes for critical …

Getting a good selection of vitamins and minerals in your diet is vital to staying fit and healthy, and that shouldn’t be a shock to anyone at this point. If you have a balanced diet, you’re likely already getting the nutrients that you need. But that can change, especially as we age and our bodies demand more. Older people are at …

A dusty envelope misplaced in a government archive has rewritten a chapter of mineral history. That 1949 letter, discovered during a 2023 digitization project in Bavaria, pointed curators toward a shoebox of lemon‑yellow fragments that had sat unnoticed for decades.  Roland Eichhorn of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) led the modern hunt that followed, and his team …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA’s Artemis mission will deploy advanced tools to explore the moon’s south polar region. 🔍 The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) will carry two instruments to detect minerals and map the lunar surface. 🛰️ The Ultra-Compact Imaging Spectrometer will orbit the moon to assess surface water and human impact. 🌑 These efforts aim to uncover lunar secrets …