A recently declassified geological survey suggests that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated, placing the country at the forefront of next-generation nuclear energy. The discovery ...

The United States is currently eyeing the rare minerals buried in Ukraine, but meanwhile, China has made a discovery that it claims is nothing less than a treasure. Chinese geologists say they ...

Scientists estimate that the Bayan Obo mining complex, if fully utilised, could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium—enough to sustain China’s energy needs for an astonishing 60,000 years.

Fully exploited, the Bayan Obo mining complex could yield 1 million tonnes of thorium – enough to fuel China for 60,000 years, according to some scientists’ estimates. “For over a century ...

China has discovered a rare earth mineral that is capable of helping it achieve energy sufficiency for thousands of years China said it found thorium in large deposits in the Bayan Obo mining ...