Diversifying Supply News

Lithium extraction: prime time for brine

Story on lithium extraction includes Critical Materials Institute (CMI) work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with sorbents

Mini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals

CMI's award-winning, licensed technology shown in action

CMI technology at work in water turbines by CMI Team member Emrgy

Electra produces lithium from battery recycling trial

CMI Team member Electra produces lithium from battery recycling trial

Rio Tinto sees robust short term outlook for copper

Tonopah Flats property in Nevada one of largest lithium deposits in US, company says

CMI Team member American Battery Technology Company announced the results of a third-party audited inferred resource report on the lithium deposit at its Tonopah Flats project in Nevada, which it said has resulted in the identification of one of the largest known lithium deposits in the United States.

MP Materials' rare-earths output hits record ahead of Japan entry

CMI Affiliate MP Materials' rare-earths output hits record ahead of Japan entry

DOE working to advance Al-Ce alloys; addressing the rare earth balance problem

Green Car Congress highlights the U.S. Department of Energy work with Critical Materials Institute on addressing rare earth balance problem by creating new uses for cerium in aluminum-cerium alloys

Commercializing the Aluminum-Cerium Alloy: A Portfolio of R&D Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy shares the story of CMI creating and commercializing new alloys with cerium and aluminum.

ORNL: Designer molecules may help valuable minerals float

CMI research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory features designer molecules that may help valuable minerals float

illustration shows flotation collector molecules that can aid in the recovery of critical materials

Science News: Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable energy future. But at what cost?

CMI leaders, researchers and industry partners are featured in several recent articles in Science News. This one of three stories quotes CMI DIrector Tom Lograsso, Ames National Laboratory, CMI Project Lead Santos Jansone-Popova and describes work at CMI Affiliate MP Materials and quotes its Senior Vice President of Communications and Policy Matt Sloustcher.