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Canada orders three Chinese companies to divest from Canadian critical minerals companies

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Chengze Lithium International Limited—China’s second-largest lithium processor—is required to divest itself of its investment in Lithium Chile. Calgary-based Lithium Chile has ownership in the largest high-grade lithium reserves in the world comprising 79,900 hectares in Chile and 23,300 hectares in Argentina.

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S&P Global: US faces new challenges meeting increased demand for critical minerals spurred by IRA

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Copper is not currently listed as a critical mineral in the United States and does not qualify for IRA tax credits. Doing so would require a challenging reorientation of trading patterns across several countries given intense international competition for resources, the study says.

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Mitsubishi Motors to promote EVs with Hsinchu County in Taiwan

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It will analyze the demand and marketability throughout its operation to go forward with verifying more specifics for EV popularization, such as tax incentives and charging infrastructure installation.

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Neo Lithium engages Worley to complete feasibility study of 3Q project

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Results of the last pre-feasibility study (PFS) performed by GHD Chile SA (GHD) and Groundwater Insight Inc. million, Operating Expenses of US$2,912 per tonne of lithium carbonate, and a pay-back of twenty months using a lithium carbonate price of US$11,882 per tonne over a thirty-five year mine life.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 Consumer solutions Without a doubt, the biggest steps to helping consumers adopt EVs are government-backed programs like tax credits for EVs, funding for EV charging infrastructure expansion, enacting bans on internal combustion engines, and setting goals for EV adoption.

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Glamping With the Stars

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As I exited Harry Reid International Airport on a bright March afternoon, my hand flew up to protect my eyes, which had grown accustomed to the dull light of a long, gray Tennessee winter. Elqui Domos in northern Chile has geodesic domes and cabins that open to the sky. I stepped out on the deck. The valley was dark below dense clouds.

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US EV policy to boost free trade agreement nations in battery metal trade – ET Auto

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sourced battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel in tax credit-eligible EVs, low domestic production levels are expected to keep the US reliant on foreign producers. Chile, a major global lithium producer, is positioned to expand its market share further as the US aims to increase reliance on FTA countries for critical minerals.

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