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'Invisible' gold could be worth $24 billion in South Africa
The Witwatersrand region has tailings hills containing an estimated $24 billion worth of gold, which can be mined using new, more efficient methods.
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The US discovered a huge lithium mine from wastewater
A new source of lithium that could meet 40% of US demand was discovered in wastewater from hydraulic fracturing gas extraction.
Environment
Explore a newly discovered cave with super beautiful stalactites in Thanh Hoa
During the process of mining stone in Ha Long commune, Ha Trung district (Thanh Hoa), a business discovered a cave with an underground water system, many natural stalact…
Environment
The Aberfan disaster in pictures: The true story of the tragedy that shocked Wales in 1966!
In 1966, a terrible tragedy occurred in Aberfan, a small village in Wales, and shook the whole of England.
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Why has no one dared to dig the world's largest gold mine for 80 years?
Called 'the world's richest gold mine', this abundant resource is too difficult to exploit.
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Thanks to high technology, Saudi Arabia discovered a 125km long gold mine when randomly drilling into the ground
Randomly drilling into the ground, discovering a 125km long gold mine containing 200 tons of gold thanks to high technology: The discovery is predicted to impact gold pr…
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Found a helium mine accumulated for 1.1 billion years in the US
The newly discovered helium mine in Minnesota has a record high helium concentration, reaching 13.8%, promising to help solve the shortage of this gas.
Environment
Unique purple lake in Germany
This is not the first time this quarry lake near the city of Fuessen has turned purple. The reason behind that has been explained.
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White hydrogen – a new gold mine sparks a global hunt
Recent research by Rystad Energy found that at the end of last year, there were 40 companies exploring natural hydrogen reserves, up from just 10 in 2020.
Space science
Efforts to protect the Moon's surface from mining and experimental activities
Over the past two decades, research on the Moon has revealed the rich resources on Earth's natural satellite.
Environment
There is no need to find rare elements in space when they are abundant in wastewater
Humans are in an ironic situation, a treasure trove of rare elements is spilled out along with water considered too polluted and expensive to clean.
Science story
'Special gold mine' in the harsh part of the Earth: More precious than lithium, the scientific world is constantly hunting!
What are scientists hunting in this arid core of the Atacama Desert in South America? The famous arid region on Earth has long been 'shunned' as a mostly lifeless wastel…
Environment
Not oil or water, experts warn this is a resource that is about to be exhausted
When the whole world is focused on finding oil, clean water, but we forget that another important resource is about to run out.
Space science
For the first time in history, a commercial satellite successfully surveyed the entire sky of the Earth
The success of China's equipment shows the potential for big data mining in private companies.
Science story
The secret race under the ocean: When the seabed is 'distributed' to compete for billions of dollars in profits
Deep in the ocean, a secret race is going on. An intense race between private companies for the opportunity to access precious minerals.