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Garnet had never been confirmed in a Martian meteorite until researchers examining NWA 8171 at the Royal Ontario Museum found andradite inside a fragment smaller than one millimetre. Some surrounding minerals carry Martian chemistry, but scientists cannot yet tell whether it records an unknown magma, ancient fluid alteration, metamorphism—or debris from an asteroid that struck Mars.
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (766+ words) Andradite in the NWA 8171 Martian breccia is secure, but its tiny host clast could record Martian magma, alteration, metamorphism or material delivered by an impactor. By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 14, 2026 · How we edit A rounded grain…...
States miss jobs, revenue from $700bn mineral wealth
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (1191+ words) Dele Alake, Minister for Solid Minerals Development Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are sitting on vast deposits of solid minerals estimated at more than $700bn, yet most states have done little to turn the resources within their territories into…...
Government to de-risk eight iron ore blocks for investors – GIISDEC
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (111+ words) Government is determined to de-risk eight iron ore blocks earmarked for exploration to attract private investment into the development of the country’s iron ore sector. - You are only allowed to submit content which you have created yourself. - No nudity, pornography…...
West Bengal Hit By Earthquake Early Friday, Hours After Tibet Records Stronger Tremor
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (621+ words) The earthquake activity was recorded across West Bengal and Tibet early Friday, with a magnitude 3 tremor jolting Alipurduar and a stronger 3.7-magnitude earthquake striking Tibet hours earlier. No casualties or property damage have been reported from either event so far,…...
Two agreements signed to develop mining areas
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (523+ words) MUSCAT: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals signed two agreements in Muscat on September 10 to develop two mining concession areas covering a combined 1,687 square kilometres, with exploration investments estimated at around RO 6 million ($15.4 million). The first agreement covers Concession Area…...
India’s Critical Mineral Strategy: A Policy Review Of Mineral Security And Supply-Chain Resilience – Analysis
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (287+ words) By Satyam Sarkar, Abdul Wasi Popalzay and Dr. Bawa Singh The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act) has served as the principal statutory framework governing mineral exploration, prospecting and mining in India (Sahoo, 2026). In its earlier form,…...
Light mag. 3.5 earthquake - 53 km southeast of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Friday, Sep 11, 2026, at 03:20 am (Kolkata time)
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (148+ words) volcanodiscovery.com Look up quakes in: Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 53 km southeast of Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on Friday, Sep 11, 2026, at 03:20 am (Kolkata time) - 44 minutes ago A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 53 km (33 mi) away from Jurm, Badakhshan, User-reports for this quake (1) List of cities…...
The Ancient Cosmic Disasters That Shaped Earth's History
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1207+ words) Earth may look stable from the ground, but its history has been repeatedly rewritten by events arriving from space. Asteroids, planet-sized bodies, and enormous showers of extraterrestrial debris have smashed into our planet, melted crust, altered environments, and sometimes transformed…...
Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Pages 8986: Wireless Mesh Underground Rescue Robot for Post-Disaster Mine Emergency Response
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (339+ words) Post-disaster underground mine rescue requires environmental perception and remote operation before personnel can enter hazardous areas. In this article, we describe the system-level integration of a tracked detection robot, a 1432–1442 MHz wireless Mesh link, three deployable relay beacons, a handheld…...
OECD critical minerals traceability report: risk-based lessons for project teams
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (487+ words) Better traceability of critical minerals such as lithium and nickel is needed to manage operational and governance risks in complex supply chains, with the OECD report flagging fragmented company-level systems, low adoption by miners, and opaque transnational ownership structures in…...