RANKED: Top 20 automakers by battery metals spending
The global passenger EV market, including plug-in and conventional hybrids, fell short of 30 million units last year, but still showed robust growth of 18% year over year. In combined…
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PDAC: Ontario shifts metals strategy to defence as EVs stall, mining minister says
Ontario is pivoting from battery plant construction in its critical minerals strategy while it adds high-grade iron ore and aluminum to its list of important outputs. The previous strategy focused…
Canada inks MOUs with German automakers to help meet clean transport demand
Canada’s federal government has signed new agreements with German automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, setting the stage for exploring deeper cooperation across all stages of the automotive value chain. Canadian Prime…
Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially begun operations at Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC), a state-owned company with monopoly rights to the purchase and sale of the…
Nouveau Monde outlines economics for Matawinie
VANCOUVER — Eric Desaulniers, president and CEO of Nouveau Monde Mining (TSXV: NOU; US-OTC: NMGRF), reckons that lithium explorers aren’t the only ones that stand to benefit from Tesla Motors…