The process of contacting key Australian Stock Exchange-listed Critical Minerals companies to get their views on ESG continued this week. I am looking to assuage the concerns of some of our ...

Manganese is becoming a key part of the lithium-ion battery market, traditionally used in nickel, manganese, cobalt (“NCM”) batteries; but now it is also used in lithium manganese iron phosphate ...

Cobalt is a key component of the lithium-ion (“Li-ion”) battery used in electronics and many types of electric vehicles (“EVs”). The EV boom is causing cobalt demand to surge higher. The cobalt market ...

I have some recurring themes that I tend to write about. I have no idea if people like them or not so I will continue along in my own little vacuum and hope that at least some readers out there find ...

It is my style to attempt to personalize my writings by adding historic anecdotes from my past resources or finding more topical news to add spice to the theme of the day. So last week my mind was ...

“The issue here is one of understanding. The Chinese didn’t stop exporting the materials. What the Chinese said, and what they are going to do is to restrict the exports, not prohibit them. This means ...

With the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (“PDAC”) convention back in Toronto, Canada, I’ll discuss the four days Sustainability Sessions agenda as I view Environmental, Social, and ...

South Korea, with its thriving tech giants and world-class OEM automotive industry, is transforming into a hub for the rare earth supply chain. While many look to China, the US, and Japan as key ...

After a stellar 2022, which saw global plugin electric car sales increase by 55% year on year (“YoY”) to 10.522 million and reach approximately a 13% market share, what will 2023 bring? We already saw ...

Despite the Company’s strong ties to South Korea, where NEO Battery Materials will initially invest 24 billion KRW or approximately C$25 million to support the construction and expansion of a silicon ...

The global pursuit of key battery metals like nickel and copper appears to be reaching a fevered pitch. Mining M&A is being spurred on by investors betting on rising demand for critical minerals that ...

One of the largest gaps in the North American EV metals supply chain is the need for ‘western supply’ of lithium iron phosphate (“LFP”) cathodes used in most standard range electric cars, smaller ...