December 17, 2024 Nouveau Monde Graphite gets $50 million to fund Quebec project The company has yet to finish a feasibility study and expects to reach a final investment decision in the first half of next year.
December 17, 2024 Australian graphite maker jumps on $755 million loan from US Novonix has received a loan from the US Department of Energy to build a manufacturing plant in Tennessee.
December 17, 2024 Canada to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports in new year Ottawa has decided to apply tariffs to imports of critical minerals from China.
December 16, 2024 Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine and the fourth-largest graphite mine outside China.
December 13, 2024 China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.
December 12, 2024 Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.
December 11, 2024 Syrah Resources declares force majeure for graphite mine in Mozambique Mozambique has been rocked by protests against a disputed election since early October, with at least 100 fatalities reported.
December 6, 2024 Energy Fuels MOU with Madagascar unlocks path for $2bn Toliara project The Toliara project, with an estimated capital expenditure of $591 million, ranks among the largest recent foreign investments in Madagascar.
December 6, 2024 Quebec appeals ruling that scuttles online mapping claims due to Indigenous rights There is a recent trend in Canadian courts recognizing that the duty to consult is triggered at the claim registration stage.
December 6, 2024 China’s metal dominance Washington has finally begun to recognize its critical minerals vulnerability.
Korean proxy fight threatens to derail Trump’s big zinc bet The case has the potential to disrupt the administration’s effort to spur domestic production of critical minerals. December 19, 2025 | 12:54 pm
