Researchers argue that Digital Rock Physics could help the UK and Europe move from critical minerals targets to practical supply-chain implementation by linking 3D imaging, correlative chemistry, AI, and pore-scale modeling. The paper positions DRP as a shared infrastructure for assessing complex ores, brines, tailings, and recycling feedstocks, while stressing that validation, data standards, upscaling, and industrial access remain key barriers.
Researchers mapped more than 9,000 young CO2-rich igneous rock samples and found that lithospheric thickness strongly controls where these unusual magmas form. The findings show that deep Earth structure can help predict carbonatite-hosted rare-earth element deposits, with implications for critical mineral exploration.
A six-country Belt and Road analysis found that mineral resources, regional economies, and mineral product imports became more closely coordinated from 2017 to 2022. The findings suggest that regional infrastructure, trade links, and resource-development policies may help countries capture greater economic value from mineral resources.
Researchers developed a machine learning framework to map ESG-driven conflict risks across energy transition mineral mining projects, using 112,766 conflict events and 16 environmental, social, and governance indicators. The study found that environmental factors drove most modeled risk, with tungsten showing the highest overall risk, platinum the lowest, and lithium most affected by water-stress-related environmental risk.
Rising demand for nickel could shift future supply toward tropical laterite mining, placing major pressure on areas critical for biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, and coastal marine ecosystems. The study shows that protecting priority conservation areas may increase supply risks, while deep-sea mining moratoria could unintentionally intensify terrestrial mining pressure.
Efficient Rock Digest Preparation for Geochemists offers a comprehensive guide to sustainable and accurate dissolution of geological samples in laboratories.
New method using Raman spectroscopy and machine learning estimates organic maturity in rocks, crucial for oil exploration, where standard tests fall short.
In a recent study published in Minerals Engineering, researchers from the University of Oulu unveiled a method for crushing and dry beneficiation of graphite, yielding promising outcomes.
Titan Enterprises’ flowmeters have been put through the wringer in various harsh environments, from high speed on an F1 racetrack, to deep mining and offshore oil rigs. Titan’s Process Atrato® ultrasonic flow meter is now taking a leap forward and proving to be ‘rock solid’ in tests within a totally unique environment – microgravity.
On the way towards climate neutrality, Europe will need large amounts of lithium for battery storage systems. So far, however, its share in the worldwide lithium extraction volume has been one percent only.
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