CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI,2707-1528, NEW AWARD DE-FOA-0002707(MINER) PROJECT TITLE: REDUCE COMMINUTION ENERGY AND IMPROVE ENERGY RELEVANT MINERAL YIELD USING CARBON-NEGATIVE OXALATIZATION REACTIONS THIS PROPOSAL AIMS TO ESTABLISH A NOVEL PATHWAY OF REDUCING COMMINUTION ENERGY (BY >50%) AND IMPROVING ENERGY-RELEVANT METAL ELEMENTS YIELD (BY >50%) FROM CO2-REACTIVE SILICATE MINERALS (TAILINGS, GANGUE, OVERBURDEN ROCK, ETC.) USING OXALATIZATION REACTIONS, WHICH ALSO PERMANENTLY STORE CARBON (AT >40 WT.% CO2E RELATIVE TO THE PROCESSED SILICATE) VIA MINERALIZATION.