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NPD study finds substantial mineral resources on Norwegian shelf

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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has prepared a resource assessment of the seabed minerals on the Norwegian shelf. The report concludes that substantial resources are in place on the seabed. For several of the metals, the mineral resources are sufficient to cover many years of global consumption.

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Resource report concludes Galvanic’s lithium prospect among most prolific in North America

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A recently completed resource report has validated Galvanic Energy’s Smackover prospect as one of the largest lithium brine resources in North America, with sufficient lithium to produce enough batteries for 50 million electric vehicles. An independent evaluation and technical report authored by APEX Geoscience Ltd.

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Battery Resourcers to open North America’s largest Li-ion battery recycling facility by August

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Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. —Michael O’Kronley, CEO and Director of Battery Resourcers. The opening of this facility will help meet that demand.

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President of Mexico nationalizes lithium

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Sonora hosts virtually all Mexico’s lithium resources—8.82Mt lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) or 1.66Mt lithium metal. According to the resource assessment report of SRK Consulting (UK), the total lithium resource of the project is approximately 8.82

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Elon Musk poached Tesla engineer for DOGE to the joy of lawyers suing him for resource tunneling

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The Tesla CEO appears to feel invincible right now because he did that while he and Teslas board are being sued for breach of fiduciary duties and resource tunneling. Elon Musk has poached a long-time Tesla engineer to help with his work at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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GM to source US-based lithium for future EV batteries from CTR; closed-loop, direct-extraction process

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General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure sustainably produced lithium from the CTR’s Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development, located in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in California.

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