Sophisticated new chemical analysis of gases trapped in rocks for millions of years has cast new light on the origin of the ...

The proportion of deep-sourced helium and the temperature of the mineralising fluids appear to correspond to the size of the ...

Geoscience Australia's Karol Czarnota considers Australia's critical mineral potential and how government investment is ...

The exploration for new oil, gas or metals is now a multibillion-dollar complex business. This industry has always been high-risk, as required investments are often large and do not always justify ...

As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.

The world’s largest iron ore deposit, found in Western Australia, may have formed 1.4 to 1.1 billion years ago during the breakup of a supercontinent and the formation of Australia. That would make ...

The lithium-rich rocks found north of Abidjan could turn Ivory Coast in Africa into a new key player in the battery market.

Ancestors of modern bacteria cultured from an iron-rich lake in Democratic Republic of Congo could have been key to keeping Earth's dimly lit early climate warm, and in forming the world's largest ...