February 6, 2026 Saudi graphite plant is ‘wake-up call’ for Quebec, France: CEO North America’s only producer of natural graphite had been developing plans to build battery material facilities in Baie-Comeau, Quebec and France.
February 4, 2026 Idemitsu and partners to build natural graphite anode supply chain Japan relies heavily on imported graphite, making stable sourcing a key challenge.
February 2, 2026 Trump launches $12B minerals vault to cut China reliance The initiative, Project Vault, aims to shield manufacturers from mineral shocks, mirroring the oil reserve but focused on critical metals.
January 30, 2026 Mozambique’s president opens Chinese-owned graphite processing plant DH Mining, which started work on the graphite mine in Nipepe in 2014, had invested $200 million on mining and processing facilities.
January 30, 2026 Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold The country has kept the issuance of new mining licences on hold since 2010.
January 26, 2026 Titan Mining starts graphite production at New York plant Milestone marks the first step in re-establishing a domestic natural graphite supply chain in the US for the first time in 70 years.
January 23, 2026 Vittangi graphite mine in Sweden gets zoning plan approval The mine, operated by Australia's Talga Group, is expected to produce around 100,000 metric tons of graphite ore a year.
January 22, 2026 Trump’s NATO deal would mean US mining and missiles in Greenland The icebound territory — the world’s largest island — has become crucial to the alliance’s interests in the Arctic.
January 20, 2026 US proposed SECURE Act aims to offset China’s grip on critical minerals Bill would establish a strategic reserve to support domestic production and processing of minerals vital to electrification, clean energy and national defense.
January 19, 2026 Canadian government bank has billions to back critical mineral projects The bank wants to help feasibility-stage projects develop the country’s 34 listed critical minerals.
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