The Elements of Innovation Discovered
The Elements of Innovation Discovered
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Leaders from the Group of Seven nations and the European Union unveiled a G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan aimed at breaking China's supply chain dominance during a meeting held in Kananaskis, Alberta. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen brought with her a rare earths magnet produced at Neo Performance Materials' plant in Estonia to showcase what a G7 critical minerals supply chain could look like. "It was manufactured in Estonia, by a Canadian company using raw...
Shrewd use of funding for critical infrastructure will enable a smooth transition to construction. As North America races to secure its critical mineral supply chains, Electra Battery Materials is laying the foundation for a full restart and final push toward production at its Ontario cobalt refinery – North America's only project to produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate. Electra's early works program at its cobalt refinery, about 260 miles (420 kilometers) north of Toronto, m...
Streamlined permitting will accelerate clean lithium supply and geothermal energy. With construction underway on the first phase of its Lithium Valley campus, Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) Ltd. has secured FAST-41 status for its Hell's Kitchen project – placing this California geothermal-lithium development among a short list of critical mineral production ventures backed by the White House for expedited federal permitting. Lying in California's Imperial Valley, about 1...
First private 5G network installed at NORCAT's test mine in Ontario. Through continued collaboration to accelerate mining innovation, Ericsson and Rogers Communications have installed Canada's first Ericsson Private 5G network at NORCAT's underground test mine in Ontario – a move that not only bolsters the training and testing ground for emerging smart mining technologies, but also marks a pivotal step toward fully digitized, high-performance mining operations worldwide. A g...
Lithium-vanadium design could help the U.S. sidestep the need for Chinese-sourced critical battery minerals. Boston-based startup Pure Lithium is racing to build a fully domestic plant for manufacturing lithium metal batteries that offer a homegrown alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries that are heavily dependent on Chinese-sourced minerals. "We're working as hard as we can to build a prototype pilot facility," CEO Emilie Bodoin said in a Bloomberg Television...
Through a newly signed agreement, plans are underway to establish one of the largest rare earth oxide supply chains outside China – linking Pensana's high-grade Longonjo mine in Angola with ReElement Technologies' advanced refining capabilities in the United States. Positioned as a cornerstone of a geopolitically resilient supply chain, the partnership being forged under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the companies aims to provide allied industrial and defense s...
Wood Mackenzie analysts define how divergent tariff scenarios could impact metal markets through 2030. As the U.S. recalibrates its trade stance, global research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie has released a new report to help metals and mining companies navigate an increasingly uncertain policy landscape – one that could unfold along three distinct paths through 2030 – a trade truce, trade tensions, or trade war. According to Wood Mackenzie, the Trump adm...
Fleet Space teams up with quantum, muon tech innovators to enhance AI-powered discovery platform. In its continued push to revolutionize mineral exploration on Earth – and eventually beyond – Fleet Space Technologies has formed alliances with three Australian innovators harnessing the power of quantum mechanics and cosmic-ray muons to sharpen the precision, speed, and efficiency of its satellite-enabled and AI-driven exploration platform. Fleet Space's ExoSphere platform app...
Data center supply chains may fall apart due to lack of bismuth solder. A looming shortage of bismuth – a little-known but critical tech metal – threatens to derail AI data center development in the United States, underscoring the dangers of relying on China for vital mineral supplies. Over the past two years, Beijing has imposed restrictions on the exports of 16 minerals and metals critical to high-tech manufacturing, clean energy, and defense. While antimony for mil...
Cleveland-Cliffs walks back plans for flagship U.S. hydrogen steel project. Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest producer of flat-rolled steel in North America, has signaled that it is pulling away from its original plan to build a hydrogen-ready green steel facility at its Middletown Works plant in Ohio, touted as an up-and-coming landmark in U.S. industrial decarbonization. The project, supported by a $500 million federal grant, aimed to replace coal-fired blast furnaces with...
B-2 Spirit: "Built to evade radar, bound by the periodic table." Three decades after it first slipped past enemy radar, the B-2 Spirit remains one of the most advanced – and elusive – aircraft ever built. But while its silhouette has not changed, the battlefield beneath it has. Today, the stealth bomber gains its edge not just from design, but from an array of critical minerals pulled from a tightening global supply chain. On June 21, a formation of B-2 Spirits took to the...
