Critical Raw Materials News

The latest critical raw materials news from organisations exploring new and innovative ways to extract rare earth elements such as lithium, nickel, graphite, and helium.

Scandium Canada signs Crater Lake project pre-development agreement with Naskapi Nation

Critical Raw Materials25th April 2024

Scandium Canada has signed a significant Pre-Development Agreement with the Naskapi Nation regarding its Crater Lake project.

ETM’s lithium exploration strategy for sustainable energy

Critical Raw Materials24th April 2024

With lithium exploration ramping up in Canada and Spain, ETM is advancing its world-class Kvanefjeld rare earths deposit in Greenland.

BCM releases exceptional mineral resource estimate for the Ema project

Critical Raw Materials23rd April 2024

Brazilian Critical Minerals Limited (BCM) has unveiled its maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) for the Ema project.

Boron’s Essential Role in the Green Transition

5E Advanced Materials nears milestone in commercial boric acid and lithium production

Critical Raw Materials 27th February 2024

Sustainable boron production to enable global decarbonisation

Critical Raw Materials 14th February 2024

From concept to reality: The impact of boron nitride on electric vehicle design

Electric Vehicles 26th January 2024

5E Advanced Materials: Fuelling global decarbonisation through boron advanced materials

Critical minerals partnership struck between the UK and Saudi Arabia

Critical Raw Materials 13th January 2023

The UK Government has established a partnership with Saudi Arabia to strengthen the country’s critical minerals supply chains.

m4mining project to enhance the sustainability of critical raw materials mining

Critical Raw Materials 19th December 2022

m4mining will pioneer cutting-edge Earth Observation (EO) technologies to improve sustainability in mining critical raw materials.

Canadian Government unveils C$3.8bn critical minerals strategy

Critical Raw Materials 12th December 2022

The Canadian Government has announced a sizeable C$3.8bn in funding to back the country's new critical minerals strategy

Establishing Europe’s place in the global hydrogen market

Critical Raw Materials 5th December 2022

Hydrogen Europe is working with other major organisations, both in Europe and globally, to accelerate the hydrogen economy.

New process developed to extract rare earth element oxides

Critical Raw Materials 23rd November 2022

Researchers have developed a new purification process that extracts mixed rare earth element oxides from acid mine drainage.

Battery metals, mines, and opportunities for Canada

Critical Raw Materials 22nd November 2022

Rich with deposits of all the necessary battery metals, Canada is well positioned to be a leading supplier of the EV revolution.

Optimising nickel-rich cathode materials enhances performance of lithium batteries

Critical Raw Materials 2nd November 2022

Scientists have made a breakthrough in advancing nickel-rich cathode materials that may help pioneer high-performance lithium-ion batteries.

Graphite – The essential ingredient of hydrogen fuel cell technologies

Critical Raw Materials 28th October 2022

Dr Corina Hebestreit of the European Carbon and Graphite Association discusses the role of graphite in hydrogen fuel cell technologies.

How nickel mining will be essential for powering the clean energy transition

Critical Raw Materials 26th October 2022

Discover everything about nickel and how it will be crucial to the clean energy transition, powering a range of green technologies

Decommissioning and remediation of NORM-affected mining and processing

Critical Raw Materials 30th September 2022

Dr Hagen Gunther Jung, Director of GeoEnergy Consult, discusses the decommissioning and remediation of mining and processing affected by Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM).

Securing Sri Lanka’s place in the global graphite supply chain

Critical Raw Materials 20th September 2022

Don Baxter, CEO of Ceylon Graphite, examines the importance of Sri Lankan vein graphite and highlights the company's future endeavours.

Is Europe shifting towards the domestic production of critical raw materials?

Critical Raw Materials 23rd August 2022

Will Europe’s shift to the domestic production of critical raw materials will be an opportunity for innovation?

Restoring a legacy: Regenerating graphite production in Sri Lanka

Critical Raw Materials 3rd August 2022

Graphite exploration and development company Ceylon Graphite is working to rapidly increase graphite production in Sri Lanka and resecure the country’s place in the...

Superior air classifier separation of graphite from ore

Critical Raw Materials 1st August 2022

Volt Carbon Technologies will utilise its superior classifier separation technique to purify large-flake graphite. Volt Carbon Technologies (VCT) is an industry-leading carbon sciences, battery engineering,...

Power Nickel: Releasing CMR estimate on the Nisk Project

Critical Raw Materials 20th July 2022

Power Nickel recently announced – 19 July 2022 – its initial NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate (MRE) on their ‘Nisk’ Nickel Sulphide project...

A wealth of opportunity: Exploring Sri Lanka’s vein graphite mining potential

Critical Raw Materials 2nd June 2022

Don Baxter, CEO of Ceylon Graphite, discusses the opportunity for vein graphite mining in Sri Lanka. In the global effort to achieve the Sustainable Development...

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