Key vulnerabilities in getting to net zero
In a recent report, the International Energy Agency warned that demand for critical minerals like copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel and rare earth elements needed for clean energy technologies is going…
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JV Article: Lomiko Metals is preparing for the electric vehicle revolution
Canadian junior Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR, US-OTC: LMRMF) is exploring for graphite and lithium – critical materials used in the lithium-ion batteries driving electric vehicles (EVs) and in grid-level energy storage systems….
Climate change impact of graphite production higher than previously reported – study
The true climate change impact of producing battery-grade graphite can be as much as ten times higher than published values, depending on the energy and material inputs, a new report…
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors with properties to watch
With demand for electric vehicles, batteries, and greener energy storage options expected to rise in the years ahead, many juniors are on the hunt for so-called ‘technology metals,’ a broad…
Alpha Lithium produces lithium products from Tolillar Salar in Argentina
Alpha Lithium (TSXV: ALLI; US-OTC; ALLIF) has produced lab-scale quantities of lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate from its 100%-owned Tolillar Salar project in Argentina, about 170 km southeast of the city…
Spearmint Resources advances its Clayton Valley lithium clay project
Spearmint Resources (TSXV: SPMT; US-OTC: SPMTF) has intersected lithium values in all ten drill holes completed at its Clayton Valley lithium clay project, and recently completed its first resource estimate…
Green Lithium gets five times the funds needed to develop UK’s first commercial lithium refinery
A project to build the United Kingdom’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery has received £1.6 million in seed round funding, closing at more than five times the initial target amount…
Report outlines what Canada must do to secure supply of critical minerals
The Standing Committee on Natural Resources has presented a report before Canada’s House of Commons that stresses the importance of securing a supply of critical minerals, particularly in the face of China’s…
GoldSpot AI to look for lithium, tantalum targets in Quebec
GoldSpot Discoveries Corp. (TSXV: SPOT; OTCQX: SPOFF) will use its proprietary machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to look for lithium and tantalum exploration targets at Critical Elements Lithium‘s (TSXV:…
Ganfeng Lithium to buy 50% of Mali mine for $130 million
Ganfeng also wants at least half of Goulamina’s first-phase annual output, estimated in 455,000 tonnes of spodumene.
US markets down, June 7-11
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.80% to finish the week at 34,479.60 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.41% to 4,247.44. Spot gold fell by US$14.20 per oz., or 0.75%, to…
TSX mixed, June 7-11
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.55% to 20,138.35 during the June 7-11 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index slipped 0.79% to 113.61, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…