The British Columbia-based company discovered scandium, rubidium, and cesium at its Granada Gold Mine property in Quebec.

Market forces, if left alone without regulation or policy direction, may not be sufficient to ensure supply chains are financially sustainable.

The US government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance.

Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.