Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one ...

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Howard University's softball team wrapped up an intense week of competition, hosting two powerhouse programs, California and No. 7 UCLA, at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy. It was a rare ...

Looking for things to do this weekend? Here's a list of events happening in Northern California from Friday, March 28, through Sunday, March 30.

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In 2023, the program’s scientists accelerated their efforts to explore the critical mineral content of mine waste located in tailings ponds and rock piles around the country. Mine waste is ...

and even in rocks hurtling through outer space. While the ability to pull enough minerals from these sources to power the energy transition is still a long way off, scientists and entrepreneurs ...

Miners have to process a lot of rock to pluck ... would in Australia or California, you’ll buy it more cheaply on the Chinese market,” Lajeunesse said. Many critical minerals that are mined ...

Fire and coast guard teams in Humboldt County staged a laborious rescue operation Saturday after a hiker who strayed off California ... over a beach of gravel, rocks and boulders.

In the prior administration, then DOI Solicitor Robert Anderson issued M-37077, an opinion that prohibited waste rock and tailings placement on lands without underlying mineral deposits.