July 18, 2022

Life cycle test confirms low environmental footprint of Nouveau Monde’s graphite products

The company is currently working towards developing a fully integrated source of carbon-neutral battery anode material in Quebec.

July 14, 2022

Ex-Anglo CEO talks to private equity on where to next pump money

Mark Cutifani is talking to private equity firms about new ways to invest in the mining sector as the energy transition gathers pace.

July 4, 2022

UK launches critical minerals data centre

To be run by the British Geological Survey, the centre will use the data to help to find ways to source minerals needed for green technologies.

July 3, 2022

EU’s Green Deal demands switch from fossil fuels to domestic metal production – report

Researchers believe the EU will have to build its own urban mining and refining operations to decrease its raw materials dependency.

June 27, 2022

Mining firms poised to lead capital raisings in Canada, TSX CEO says

A big source of capital for the critical minerals sector this year is coming from large corporations like BHP and Rio Tinto.

June 27, 2022

Petroleum coke may be a sustainable source of graphene

Researchers are using electrochemical exfoliation to turn petroleum coke into graphene.

June 23, 2022

US allots $74 million to critical minerals mapping

Investment will fund research and mapping of areas with potential for critical minerals to strengthen key domestic supply chains.

June 19, 2022

New Wyoming facility to boost extraction of REEs from coal

The Wyoming Innovation Center is a place for companies and researchers to work on developing asphalt, graphene, graphite, agricultural char, and carbon fibre, and extract rare earths from coal and…

June 17, 2022

Researchers better understand chances of making graphite from coal

Ohio University researchers have presented evidence of a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite."

June 12, 2022

Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site

King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for when it acquired the former Union Carbide synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario.