China germanium, gallium ban could cost US$3.4B
According to the USGS, gallium prices could increase by more than 150% and germanium prices by 26% in the event of a total ban.
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Graphjet opens 3,000-tonne-a-year green graphite plant in Malaysia
The new facility has the capacity to recycle up to 9,000 metric tons of palm kernel shells annually, producing up to 3,000 metric tons of graphite per year.
Fortescue founder plugs ‘real zero’ ambitions; calls Trump an ‘economic pragmatist’
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) founder and executive chairman Andrew Forrest says that both the mining industry and the broader world are gradually embracing the concept of “real zero” over…
Aussie Syrah secures US$150M Washington loan for Mozambique graphite operation
Syrah Resources (ASX: SYR) has been given a US$150 million loan by the United States International Development Finance Corporation to support the development of its graphite operation in Mozambique. In…
Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie
The world is currently on course for global warming levels between 2.5˚C and 3˚C by the end of the century, far exceeding the 1.5˚C target outlined in the Paris Agreement…
NextSource ships first Madagascar graphite to global markets
Canada’s NextSource Materials (TSX: NEXT; US-OTC: NSRCF) has completed its first commercial shipments of graphite concentrate from its Molo mine in southern Madagascar, destined for Germany and the United States…
Northern Graphite to double output in Quebec
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), the continent’s only graphite producer, plans to around double production capacity at its Lac des Iles plant in Quebec to meet higher demand for…
Graphite One earmarked for US$325M loan for anode manufacturing plant
Graphite One (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) has been earmarked for a potential US$325-million financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to support its production of battery anode…
Infographic: Adding up government spending on Quebec’s critical minerals
Quebec is unique in Canada for its strong institutional support for mining and exploration activities. It was the first jurisdiction in Canada to release a critical minerals strategy, in 2020,…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
Lomiko’s Quebec graphite project faces uphill battle in holiday region
Community opposition in Quebec cottage country may sink Lomiko Metals’ (TSXV: LMR; US-OTC: LMRMF) prefeasibility-stage La Loutre project, the seventh-largest undeveloped graphite deposit, after the province denied it funding. The proposed…
Quebec snapshot: Eight companies seeking gold, base metals, lithium and more
Quebec has a rich mining history and prospective geology for precious and base metals, critical minerals and more. Just as important, the provincial government offers an array of incentives to…