Private equity funds are emerging as a major financing source for new critical minerals projects, with traditional bank financiers taking a lesser role as risk perception grows, members of the UK’s Critical Minerals Association said […]
There is a glaring problem in the energy transition that not many people are acknowledging. It is being built on the back of finite resources, and the mining industry is already warning that there aren’t […]
China’s rare-earth conglomerate recently set up an international trade branch, in a move that experts say will promote industrial integration and protect strategic resource amid fierce competition among countries in the digital era. The newly-established […]
A potential European Commission (EC) act to classify lithium as a Category 1A reproductive toxin in this year’s fourth quarter could undermine the European Union’s attempt to create and support a domestic battery materials supply […]
Summary Historically when inflation rises, copper prices usually follow suit, and this cycle is proving to be no exception. Copper’s positive historical correlation with inflation can make it an attractive inflation hedge. Over the next […]
Piedmont Lithium Inc’s first steps toward securing lithium supplies will be in Quebec or Ghana, not the United States, as an intensifying North Carolina regulatory review delays the miner’s goal of anchoring America’s electric vehicle battery renaissance. […]
ENB Publishers Note: This is one of the most critical (pun intended) points of securing our nation’s ability to control its renewable future. Having had the chance to work with some of the smartest economists […]
Metals are quickly becoming the new oil as fossil fuels are phased out and replaced with clean energy and electric cars. The green energy transition relies on mining to produce enough lithium, cobalt, and nickel […]
STILLWATER, Okla. — Magnets found in so many everyday items like cell phones could soon come from the ground in Oklahoma. A company is about to spend $100 million to build a facility in Stillwater. […]
The level of interest in lithium extraction produced water, aka brines, among exploration and production companies, oilfield services firms and others is “growing,” said Lium Research partner Joseph Triepke. “Three to five years ago, almost no […]
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