History has viewed mining as a job that requires a lot of heavy machinery and physical labor. Pulling valuable material out of the ground has been necessary for human progress for thousands of years.

Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source of valuable materials and trace elements As humanity moves closer to the ...

For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to airplanes and refrigerators. While the process of obtaining these important minerals ...

New research produced at Montana State University examines a specific type of ancient microbe that can isolate and bioaccumulate nickel from its surroundings, using minerals as a nutrient source to ...

For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to airplanes and refrigerators. While the process of obtaining these important minerals ...

Kochi: The biomining operations have started at Valakuzhi, near Muvattupuzha, a site that has turned into a massive waste mound over the years. The Kerala Solid Waste Management Project has allocated ...

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With garbage disposal problems mounting, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has decided to dispose of the garbage scientifically in the landfills situated on the outskirts of the city. By employing ...

T'puram: Despite the closure of the centralized waste treatment plant at Vilappilsala years ago, legacy waste still blights around four to five acres of the 46-acre site. The corporation has submitted ...

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has cleared 48.41 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste from Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dump yards through biomining, reclaiming 100.29 acres of land so far, ...