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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The report points to the enormous potential of thorium in China’s mining waste. Just five years’ worth of mining waste from an iron ore site in Inner Mongolia contains enough thorium to supply ...

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 ...

A thorium-doped calcium fluoride crystal's temperature is continually monitored while a VUV frequency comb is used to directly resolve individual quantum states of the nuclear transition.

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

Thorium is a relatively abundant, slightly radioactive element which is commonly produced as a byproduct of mining rare-earth metals. On its own, thorium isn't fissile, which means it doesn't ...