New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...
Unprecedented asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals crucial to life, scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
Argentina Lithium Announces 225-metre Lithium Brine Interval at the 14th Exploration Well on the Rincon West Project
CNW/ - Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp. (TSXV: LIT) (FSE: OAY3) (OTCQB: LILIF), ("Argentina Lithium" or the "Company") ...
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How AusSuper’s big critical minerals bet went belly up
Things can – and will – still go wrong. Australia’s battery minerals ambitions are taking a battering – add the ASX’s Jervois Global to the list. David Rowe This time AustralianSuper ...
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China proposes further export curbs on battery, critical minerals tech
BEIJING, Jan 2 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry has proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium ...
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India Fails to Find Bidders for Critical Mineral Mining Blocks
Other blocks included phosphate and REE, nickel and platinum group elements (PGE) in southern Karnataka state; potash and halite in Rajasthan; and REE in Uttar Pradesh. Labeled as ‘critical minerals’, ...