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 ...

Australia, Brazil and the U.S. also boast large reserves of thorium, each possessing more than 500,000 tons. The Steenkampskraal rare-earth mine in South Africa, one of the world's highest-grade ...

China has found a treasure that will change its fortunes. Chinese geologists have discovered huge thorium reserves in the country. This reserve is so huge that it can end China's electricity problems ...

A recently declassified report has revealed that China may have far more thorium than previously estimated. The radioactive metal, already known to exist in vast quantities within China’s borders, ...

Thorium, commonly found in igneous rocks and heavy mineral sands, is named after Thor, the god of thunder in Norse mythology. It is three times more abundant in nature than uranium, but historically ...

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 ...

China has announced the discovery of vast thorium reserves, a radioactive metal being hailed as a potential " limitless " ...

Well, in the sense that we're interested here. They have all the licences to extract thorium from a mineral and then store that extracted thorium out on the Back 40. That's the thing that really ...

As the world searches for energy alternatives to fossil fuels, the answer may have been in front of us the whole time.