Graphite poised to do a lithium
Originally posted on Mining.com By Frik Els Andy Miller, COO Benchmark Mineral Intelligence presenting at BenchmarkWeek2022 in Los Angeles. Pressure on carmakers in the EV battery supply chain is only building. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) faced with an 8-fold increase in lithium prices, convulsions on the nickel market and ever-present worries about cobalt supply from […]
Canada’s battery supply credibility jumps as multi-billion announcements keep coming
Originally posted on Nationalpost.com Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm, left, and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, for a tour of a new pilot project for a blue smelting facility at the Rio Tinto plant, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Sorel, Que. PHOTO BY RYAN REMIORZ /The Canadian […]
U.S. military weighs funding mining projects in Canada amid rivalry with China
Originally posted on Cbc.ca By Alexander Panetta The Pentagon, the U.S. military headquarters in Washington, is being asked to fund civilian projects to build more reliable supply chains of critical minerals that are vital in everything from products like electronics, cars and batteries, to weapons. Canadian companies are entitled to apply. (Jason Reed/Reuters) The United […]
Global EV Sales for 2022 H1
Originally posted on Ev-volumes.com/ By Roland Irle, EV-Volumes Global EV sales continue strong. A total of 4,3 million new BEVs and PHEVs were delivered during the first half of 2022, an increase of +62 % compared to 2021 H1. The regional growth pattern is shifting, though. Following 2 years of steep sales increases in Europe, […]
The Rise of Battery Metals: A Direct Result of the Growing Electric Vehicle Market
According to a recent report by Mining.com, the deployment of battery metals has seen a significant rise as the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase. Battery metals, including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese, are critical components in producing EV batteries. The growing demand for EVs has led to a surge in the demand […]
Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry
Originally posted on Cbc.ca By Mia Rabson Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral […]
Federal Natural Resources Minister looks to speed up Canadian critical minerals production
Originally posted on Northernontariobusiness.com By Ian Ross Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks at the Canadian Club of Toronto, Oct. 25. (Supplied) With a global critical minerals supply gap coming, federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson admits Ottawa has some work to do toward expediting approvals to put more critical minerals mining projects into […]
Biden Leads the build-out of an EV market critical minerals supply chain outside of China parade
Originally posted on Investorintel.com By Matt Bohlsen For the past decade it has been China that has massively supported its battery and EV industry resulting in China now being by far the leader in EV production globally; and quite frankly a threat of totally dominating the future global auto industry as it goes electric. Now, […]
Analysis: Biden’s EV minerals cash fruitless without permitting reform
Originally Posted on Mining.com By Ernest Scheyder; Editing by David Gregorio US President Joe Biden. (Credit: Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate ) Washington’s growing financial support for companies that produce metals used in electric vehicles will likely prove fruitless unless the federal government streamlines the mine permitting process, investors, executives and […]
Biden awards $2.8 billion to boost US minerals output for EV batteries
Originally posted on Mining.com By : David Shepardson, Ernest Scheyder and Nandita Bose; Editing by Bernadette Baum, Matthew Lewis and Paul Simao US president Joe Biden. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration said on Wednesday it is awarding $2.8 billion in grants to boost US production of electric vehicle batteries and the minerals used to […]