Shares of the little-known mining company soared on Thursday on news that the Pentagon would become the largest shareholder.

Jadeite is a rare, hard-to-mine mineral found almost entirely in Myanmar, and it’s surrounded by ancient myths.

The Defense Department is buying $400 million of stock in rare-earth mining company MP Materials as it seeks to boost ...

The Defense Department on Thursday became the largest shareholder in MP Materials, which owns the only rare earth mine in the ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The Pentagon is making a $400mn direct investment in a US rare earths producer, in an unusual arrangement highlighting the Trump administration’s determination to break Chinese dominance of critical ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Scientists discovered three minerals that had previously never been found naturally occurring on Earth. Although new species of animals are a common occurrence in the ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

The Pentagon has agreed to spend $400 million to take a 15 percent ownership stake in MP Materials, a U.S. company that mines ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...