October 20, 2022

Nouveau Monde Graphite enters MOU for offtake deal with Panasonic, announces $50m financing

NMG will use the proceeds of the investment to support the finalization of the design, operation, marketing and corporate parameters of the Phase 2 commercial integrated operations.

October 19, 2022

Syrah Resources to explore supplying graphite to LG Energy Solution

The miner said its unit has been selected for a grant of up to $220 million by the US Department of Energy.

October 19, 2022

Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries

Albemarle and Piedmont are among the 20 manufacturing and processing companies winning US Energy Department grants.

October 13, 2022

Lithium price jumps to fresh all-time high

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.

October 6, 2022

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will be mapped for critical mineral potential.

September 23, 2022

US MINES Act seeks to curb Russia, China grip on critical minerals

California Republican congressman Ken Calvert said America must be "clear-eyed about the Chinese and Russian aggression when it comes to consolidating critical mineral resources.”

September 21, 2022

Norway’s Vianode invests $194m in battery materials plant

The plant will be able to produce anode graphite for roughly 20,000 electric vehicles per year by 2024.

September 20, 2022

South Star Battery Metal secures construction permit for graphite mine in Brazil

The company aims to start production at phase 1 of the Santa Cruz graphite project in Southern Bahia by the end of 2023.

September 2, 2022

Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines

Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.

August 31, 2022

Ford asks US gov’t to speed up mining permits

Ford says it takes up to 10 years to complete permitting requirements for critical mineral mining in the US, versus two to three years in Canada and Australia.