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Latest ingested critical mineral news and source reporting

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Lithium · ChemAnalyst ·2 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Bridge Green, Hartree Sign $1B Lithium Carbonate Supply Deal

Bridge Green and Hartree have signed a long-term agreement to market recycled lithium carbonate, strengthening domestic critical-mineral supply chains.

Lithium · TMX Newsfile ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Atlantico Identifies 12 Rare Earth-Led Target Areas plus Gallium and Lithium Targets at Flagship Novo Cruzeiro

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 21, 2026) - Atlantico Energy Metals Corp. (CSE: ATLA) (FSE: 1CJ1) ("Atlantico" or the...

Lithium · The Indian Express ·2 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Critical minerals: Mines secretary flags exports; why lithium, nickel matter now

The Centre is set to launch a new scheme for lithium and nickel, two critical minerals considered crucial for the battery manufacturing ecosystem,...

Lithium · Investing News Network ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
LithiumBank Advances Boardwalk Permitting Pathway as Environmental Field Surveys Begin

Stantec completes desktop environmental review and mobilizes field teams for baseline studies supporting the Project's EPEA application LithiumBank...

Lithium · The Africa Report ·6 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
How China took control of Africa’s lithium

From Zimbabwe to Mali and Ghana, Chinese companies have come to dominate Africa's emerging lithium industry, bringing an ability to buy, build and process...

Lithium · PR Newswire ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Bridge Green and Hartree Announce Transformational $500 Million+ Agreement for Recycled Lithium to Strengthen Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains

PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Green Upcycle ("Bridge Green"), an urban-mining company recovering critical materials from End of Life & scrap lithium-ion batteries,.

Lithium · Business Insider Africa ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Indian company targets 40 million tonnes of Zimbabwe lithium in $100 million push beyond China

India's Lohum plans to invest $100 million across 10 Zimbabwe mining blocks containing an estimated 30–40 million tonnes of lithium-bearing ore.

Lithium · Streetwise Reports ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
South American Critical Minerals Pact Targets Copper-Lithium Supply Gap

South America's critical minerals pact, signed by Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, seeks to address the projected 25% copper shortfall by 2035.

Lithium · Resource Recycling ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Bridge Green, Hartree partner on mineral processing deal

The agreement will see Bridge Green's lithium carbonate sold to and marketed by Hartree.

Lithium · Reuters ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
US to fund $7 billion of Argentina mineral, energy projects, document shows

The US ​Export-Import Bank plans to fund up to $7 billion worth of critical minerals and ‌energy projects in Argentina, according to a document seen by...

Graphite · Mining.com ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
UN to help six nations get more value from critical minerals

The United Nations selected six countries across Africa and Asia to receive support aimed at helping them extract more value from their critical-mineral...

Graphite · ACCESS Newswire ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Abasca Announces Filing of Technical Report Regarding Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Loki Flake Graphite Deposit and Private Placement of $2.25 Million

SASKATOON, SK / ACCESS Newswire / September 23, 2026 / Abasca Resources Inc. ("Abasca" or the "Company") (TSXV:ABA) is pleased to announce that the Company...

Graphite · Yahoo! Finance Canada ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Canada Wants to Break the World’s Critical-Mineral Chokeholds: Here’s the TSX Stock I’d Buy

Canada's critical-minerals push is heating up, and Teck could be a direct way to invest in the copper-heavy supply chains behind AI, grids, and defence.

Graphite · Business Insider Africa ·8 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
UN steps in to help Nigeria, Guinea, Zimbabwe and three others get more value from their critical minerals

The United Nations has selected six countries across Africa and Asia for a new programme to help them extract more value from critical minerals that are...

Graphite · Stock Titan ·4 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
30,000 tonnes of graphite a year: Zentek (ZTEKF) study puts a preliminary value on the Albany project.

Zentek Ltd. (ZTEKF) filed an NI 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its Albany Graphite Project, estimating after-tax NPV of US$3.854 billion...

Graphite · Seeking Alpha ·14 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Graphite Miners News For The Month Of September 2026

Summary. China's battery-related flake graphite spot prices were mixed for the past month. Graphite market news—Graphite production in Mozambique almost...

Graphite · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Anode and Graphite Q3 2026 Price Review

The divergence between natural and synthetic anode active material (AAM) prices observed earlier in the year stopped widening in Q3, with prices across both...

Graphite · TMX Newsfile ·5 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Zentek Files Technical Report for the Albany Graphite PEA: US$3.85 Billion After-Tax NPV at a 5% Discount Rate, 27.4% After-Tax IRR, on an Acid-Free Route to Ultra-High-Purity Graphite

Filed on SEDAR+ on September 24, 2026, within 45 days of the August 10, 2026, announcement, as NI 43-101 requires.After-tax...

Graphite · Crux Investor ·3 hours ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Critical Mineral Investment Falls 9% Despite a Global Push for New Supply

Critical mineral investment fell 9% in 2025, while exploration spending declined by more than 10%, reducing capital deployed toward future mineral supply.

Germanium · Escudo Digital ·5 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Minerals, chips and electronic components: The Achilles’ Heel of Western Defence

The West is accelerating efforts to shield its defence industry from a hybrid war that is also being fought along supply chains. However, projects such as...

Germanium · Reuters ·3 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Rare earths force Trump to be less hostile before Xi summit

Donald Trump has taken a less combative approach than usual ahead of his meeting with Xi Jinping this week — a sign ​of Beijing's growing power thanks to...

Germanium · The Guardian ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. But it’s the source of key minerals for the military | Vince Beiser

Trump himself has acknowledged the US need for Canadian aluminum – and has largely exempted metals from tariffs.

Germanium · TheNewswire ·1 day ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Germanium Mining Corp. Completes Summer Field Work and Awaits Assay Results at its 100% Owned Lac du Km 35 Germanium Property in Québec

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – TheNewswire - SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 – GERMANIUM MINING CORP. (“GERMANIUM MINING” OR THE “COMPANY”) (CSE: GMC; OTCQB: EMSKF;...

Germanium · Tectonic Defense ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Defense Tech Relies on Germanium. The Pentagon Wants LightPath to Find an Alternative

Germanium—dominated by China—is used in thermal-imaging systems, ISR sensors, missile seekers, and more.

Germanium · Crux Investor ·6 days ago · ingested Sep 24, 2026
Group Eleven Re-Assays Unlock 68% Grade Jump in Ballywire Germanium from 67,000m Drilling Campaign

Group Eleven's new assay method lifts Ballywire germanium grades 68% on average, adding a high-value byproduct to its Irish zinc-lead-silver discovery.