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Rattled by China, West scrambles to rejig critical minerals supply chains

China's trade restrictions on strategic minerals are starting to hit Western companies where it hurts.

Reuters | December 6, 2024 | 10:32 am

The 45X tax credit makes a difference for US critical minerals

Regulations lawmakers and policymakers implement today will play an outsized…

Farrell Gregory | December 4, 2024 | 10:38 am

China bans export of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US

China accounted for 48% of the world’s mined antimony last…

Staff Writer | December 3, 2024 | 9:40 am

Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push

Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as…

Reuters | November 23, 2024 | 3:06 pm

Silicon metal tapped to replace graphite in electric vehicle battery anodes

Silicon can hold 10 times as many lithium ions by…

Amanda Stutt | November 22, 2024 | 1:01 pm

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Graphene maker BeDimensional gets EIB support to boost production

Graphene, whose powder has a high electrical and thermal conductivity, can be used to increase the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | 4:06 pm

Amnesty International releases new human rights ranking of top electric vehicle makers

The companies were assessed against criteria based on internationally recognized frameworks, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Staff Writer | October 15, 2024 | 2:25 pm

Northern Graphite, Rain Carbon to develop natural graphite battery anode

Their innovation will address the stability gap between natural and synthetic graphite.

Staff Writer | October 9, 2024 | 10:20 am

Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in cottage country

Lomiko said government officials weren’t giving the company a chance for consultation and permitting through economic and proposed feasibility studies.

Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 30, 2024 | 11:14 am

ABB to power operations at Nouveau Monde’s Matawinie mine in Quebec

Matawinie is slated to be the world’s first all-electric open-pit mine when it starts operating.

Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 1:08 pm

Nouveau Monde gears up for Matawinie construction phase 2

The project is expected to generate 97% pure flake graphite for at least 25 years.

Staff Writer | September 23, 2024 | 12:10 pm

Urbix gets $125 million government grant for Alabama graphite plant

The plant, already backed by funding from London-based Appian Capital Advisory, is to produce 10,000 tonnes of the anode material a year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 20, 2024 | 3:09 pm

US to award $3 billion to 25 projects for battery manufacturing sector

Move will increase domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials to shift their production away from China.

Reuters | September 20, 2024 | 5:07 am

CarbonScape picks site for biographite production demo plant

CarbonScape is developing a low-cost and carbon-negative biographite made from wood biomass.

Staff Writer | September 16, 2024 | 8:02 am

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