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critical minerals

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News, insights and analysis regarding the extraction and refining of critical minerals and the impacts on the EV battery supply chain in Canada.

Big industrial infrastructure among mountains in Alberta, Canada

Government offering $300 million in Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund’s first call for proposals

The $1.5-billion fund’s initial round of proposals will be open until Feb. 29 and targets pre-construction, development and infrastructure projects

critical minerals, EV Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs

Mehanaz Yakub
November 29, 2023
3 minute read

Close up of Vital Metals' mined material

Vital Metals’ Saskatoon rare earth processing facility is in receivership. What now?

The company says it will focus on its Nechalacho rare earth mining project in the Northwest Territories

critical minerals, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Saskatchewan

Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco
October 16, 2023
3 minute read

Aerial view of Rio Tinto mine at Lac Tio

Critical minerals processing, manufacture, recycling to be focus of $1.5 billion in federal innovation funding

Last fall, the government said it would use $1.5 billion from the Strategic Innovation Fund to accelerate investments in critical minerals projects. Last week, it unveiled its criteria for eligibility

critical minerals, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs

Mehanaz Yakub
July 19, 2023
3 minute read

Northern Graphite lobbying Ontario, Quebec and Ottawa to realize its plan for Canada’s first anode factory

The Ontario-based company intends to open a facility in Quebec, fed by graphite mined in both provinces, that will be capable of producing 200,000 tonnes of anode material per year

critical minerals, EV Battery Supply Chain, EV Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario, Quebec

Emma Jarratt
June 14, 2023
4 minute read

Exclusive: Pierre Boutin on the future for Volkswagen in Canada

Catching up with Volkswagen Canada’s President and CEO at the EV & Charging Expo this month, Electric Autonomy gets exclusive insight into VW’s Canadian business plan

critical minerals, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario, Volkswagen VW

Emma Jarratt
June 5, 2023
7 minute read

Exclusive: Frontier Lithium planning demonstration lithium chemical plant near Sudbury

Frontier says the proposed facility, located in Ontario’s Township of Nairn and Hyman, will showcase its lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate processing capabilities, Electric Autonomy confirms

critical minerals, Electric Vehicles Canada, EV Battery Supply Chain, Mining Resources for EVs, Ontario

Emma Jarratt
May 31, 2023
3 minute read

concept drawing of the proposed plant in Becancour

Exclusive: “The stars have aligned” for Canada as a lithium supplier, says Livent chief strategy officer Sarah Maryssael

Last week’s deal between Ford and Quebec’s Nemaska Lithium was a Canadian coming out of sorts for Nemaska’s co-owner Livent. Electric Autonomy spoke to Sarah Maryssael, Livent’s Montreal-based chief strategy officer, to learn more about the lithium miner’s plans for this market

critical minerals, Energy storage, EV Battery Supply Chain, Ford Motor Co., Livent, Mining Resources for EVs, Tesla Canada