WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47982) on July 17, 2025, entitled "Critical Mineral Resources - National Policy and Critical Minerals List:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Definition of Critical Mineral Sections 7002(a) and (c) of the Energy Act of 2020 defined critical mineral as any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the USG  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Next-generation mining methods: UNSW wins funding for ARC Research Hub By Ashleigh Steele UNSW Sydney has received $5 million to establish a new Industrial Transformation Hub. UNSW's School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering has been awarded a major research grant by the Australian Research Council (ARC) under the 2025 Industrial Transformation Research Hubs scheme. The ARC Research Hu  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Warmer with a chance of ice: hailstorms could hit Australian cities harder By Melissa Lyne New research from UNSW shows climate change could cause hailstorms to get worse in some of Australia' s most densely populated cities. Climate change might cause hailstorms to become more damaging in some Australian cities, a study on future hail trends published (https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL1176  more