Have you ever wondered why companies are so eager for your old electronics? It's not because they want your previous iPhone so much as the minerals inside.

Many years ago, I read an article about the new hotness: lithium batteries. The author opened with what he no doubt thought was a clever pop culture reference by saying that the mere mention of ...

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During the recent Digging Deeper: The Future of Mining Benzinga virtual event, Alex Wylie, president, CEO, and director of Volt Lithium, detailed the company’s groundbreaking approach. Unlike ...

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ANAN, Tokushima Prefecture—Anan city officials announced on Jan. 19 that the oldest trace of “shinsha" (cinnabar) mining in Japan was found at the Wakasugiyama cinnabar mining site here. Experts ...