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Lithium: a critical raw material for our journey to net zero

Understanding the geology and natural resources of lithium will be vital as demand is forecast to significantly increase.

Extractive Industry Geology 2022 conference

Peter Chalk Centre, University of Exeter

Insights into the ‘missing link’ of how copper ore deposits form

Porphyry deposits provide around 75 per cent of the world’s copper, which is in increasing demand as a major raw material in power infrastructure and green technologies.

Virtual fieldwork during a global pandemic

Virtual field reconnaissance can help maintain research momentum during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cobalt resources in Europe and the potential for new discoveries

There is considerable interest in Europe in understanding the availability of cobalt from indigenous resources to help the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Geoscience and climate change with Karen Hanghøj

On the first edition of the BGS podcast, Director Dr Karen Hanghøj discusses critical Earth materials, climate change and COP26, due to be held in Glasgow in 2021.

BGS to lead new £2.5 million, NERC-funded research project to better understand the lifecycle of lithium

South-west England rare earth element stream sediments