As renewable energy gathers steam around the world, the harms of mining its mineral components continue to grow. On the environmental front, for example, there’s the destruction of Indonesian ...

In this undated photo, mineral harvesting ponds used by Compass Minerals cover the northeast corner of the Great Salt Lake. Multiple companies pump the mineral-rich water of the lake into shallow ...

Editor's note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about ...

It is no secret that the mass production of cars, telephones, computers and other household goods has led to the accelerated ...

MIDLAND — Long considered oil field waste, the water produced alongside crude oil and natural gas is proving it could become a resource. As researchers look for ways to recycle and reuse it as a water ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. But what if there were another way? Or, ...

South Texas Officials Didn’t Know Tesla Was Discharging Lithium Refinery Wastewater Into Local Ditch Nation’s First Critical Minerals Mine Nears Approval in Biodiversity Hotspot Yes, Venezuela Has a ...

The modern world runs on electronic devices and energy systems that are powered by valuable elements, such as lithium and uranium. There are a limited number of terrestrial mines that produce ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The state of Utah is scrutinizing a mineral company, accusing it of unauthorized extractions of lithium from the Great Salt Lake. Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands ...

MGX Minerals Inc. (XMG:CA) (MGXMF) is pleased to provide additional details from the Company’s recent extraction of lithium from heavy oil wastewater (see press release dated January 3, 2017) and an ...

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