Lithium and Resource Nationalization: How Countries are Taking Control of Critical Minerals
A common joke among the credentialed is that the golden rule can be stated as “They, who have the gold, make the rules.” A newer,...
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The critical minerals end-game?
Climate breakdown is becoming more apparent with frequent extreme weather events around the world. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, there’s been a dramatic uptake of...
Voltaic Strategic Resources: Advancing rare earth elements and strategic minerals discovery
Leading mineral exploration company, Voltaic Strategic Resources Limited, is boosting supply chains of critical materials by advancing its lithium, rare earth elements (REEs), gold, and...
Europe’s ‘first’ LFP gigafactory opens in Serbia
ElevenEs has opened a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) gigafactory in Serbia, which it claimed is the first in Europe. The facility in Subotica has opened...
Base Metals: A Decade of Shortages Ahead
“The Decade of Shortages” was the unofficial theme for our investor day, held on November 3rd, 2022. Our audience heard presentations from five guest speakers...
Supply of critical raw materials risks jeopardising the green transition
A significant scaling up of both production and international trade of critical raw materials is needed to meet projected demand for the green transition and...
The fine art of exploring mineral deposits
The accelerating transition to green energy is driving huge demand for many minerals, including the strategically essential minerals facing high risks of supply shortages. In...
Critical cartography – the geopolitics of critical minerals
Critical minerals, not so long ago an exotic species of metals and minerals, is now a buzzword across academia, governments and industry. Increasingly, it’s an...
Europe seeks sustainable graphite source for EV batteries
Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) rely on a mix of materials, one of which is graphite. As such, it plays a critical role in...
Funding to strengthen the supply of critical minerals
A £15 million Innovate UK research and development programme will focus on creating a resilient supply chain of rare earth elements. Tonnes of rare earth...