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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Generations of mining men knew Butte, Mont, as an “island of easy money surrounded by oceans of whiskey.” For 70 years, the Butte district—a mile high and almost five miles square—supplied the U.S.

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 ...

Mining raw materials from asteroids hundreds of millions of miles away from Earth may sound like science fiction, but the prospect is edging closer to reality. In fact, multiple companies have sprung ...