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What facts about rocks do you know? Even though rocks and minerals are abundantly available, many people do not take an interest in them, yet there is a lot to learn about them. Moreover, they are one ...

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...

Investments in critical minerals infrastructure are essential for Canada to seize the enormous economic opportunity presented by the low-carbon economy and to capitalize on our rich mineral resources.

While the autonomous Danish territory has been quick to say it isn't for sale, its vast and mostly untapped mineral resources are in great demand. Jagged grey peaks suddenly appear before us ...

While Greenland prohibits oil and gas exploration, it is enormously rich in mineral wealth, which the Chinese and others have been pursuing. Despite much of the country being covered in ice, Greenland ...

On the periodic table, semiconductors (also known as metalloids) crop up along a diagonal line between conductors and insulators. Noble gases such as helium and neon are poor conductors of ...

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The Union government has decided to scrap the tungsten mineral block awarded to Hindustan Zinc Limited in an auction in November. Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said the ministry took ...