S&P Global Market Intelligence reports the volume of critical minerals flowing into the country in H1 2021 surpassed the 316,108 tonnes imported in H1 2020 by 41,209 tonnes.

A former mines minister of the country once said the natural resources could be worth up to $3 trillion.

The company began drill pad construction at the end of July in anticipation of starting its 2021 resource expansion at the British Columbia property.

The bill is the latest in a string of U.S. legislation attempting to cobble together a national strategy to produce more lithium, rare earths and other strategic minerals.