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Join TechMet Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell, at the Resourcing Tomorrow event in London on December 3rd where he will discuss "collaboration between mining companies, the midstream, and downstream to build resilient critical mineral supply chains," as well as the vital role of critical minerals in powering the global economy.

TechMet Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell, spoke with Emma Powell at the The Times about how China established control over critical minerals supply chains and why supply chain security will be essential to the industries and economies of the UK, Europe, and the U.S. "The supply of critical minerals, including copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel, is tightly controlled by China, which produces and refines between 60 and 90 per cent of the world’s supply, according to estimates from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. It is the result of 20 years of state-sponsored focus by the Chinese on building critical minerals supply chains, Brian Menell, chief executive of TechMet, a critical minerals investment company, said. 'While everybody else was sleeping, Chinese companies, all backed by cheap state funding, have been across the world. Firstly securing supply of primary resources through buying or funding mining developments, and developing infrastructure in resource-rich countries in return for control of flow of products, and secondly, building processing capacity to convert mined materials into high purity metal chemicals that go into batteries and other technologies,' he said. The election of Trump will probably increase scrutiny on supply chain security for US industry and its competitiveness, Menell said, adding: 'However that plays out in the US, it will further focus attention in the UK and Europe on that imperative.'" https://lnkd.in/dyPtfsea

Mark Travers, CEO of Brazilian Nickel joined Rob Tyson on the Dig Deep The Mining Podcast to discuss Brazilian Nickel’s plans to revolutionize nickel production with the world’s first stand-alone nickel laterite heap leaching operation at the Piauí Nickel Project in Brazil.   #Nickel #Sustainability #MiningInnovation #ElectricVehicles #GreenEnergy #Podcast #BrazilianNickel #CleanTech #EVs #SustainableMining

An excellent article from Camilla Hodgson in the Financial Times on the vital role Cornish Lithium Plc can play in closing the global supply gap for lithium, which is used in the production of smartphones, electric vehicles, and is key to the energy transition. "Jeremy Wrathall, chief executive of Cornish Lithium, which has raised £98mn since it was founded in 2016, said he was confident about the long-term prospects for lithium even though current low prices were a concern. 'This is always the scariest time but [also] the best time to invest because you know it [the price weakness] is unsustainable,' he said." https://lnkd.in/d3V2vFCN

Congratulations to the team at Momentum Technologies on the grand opening of their new headquarters with a state-of-the-art demonstration unit and R&D facility in Carrollton, Texas. We are proud to be a supporter of this important project and excited about the company's growth and future plans for a new commercial-scale facility in Ohio.

Former TechMet intern Cleo Carney wrote an insightful article for Bluedot Living entitled, "Undermining Our Future." She argues that "Mining is going to save the world," and “Without a rapid increase in investment, we will be left scrambling to get out of this crisis, only to discover we do not possess the physical or geopolitical power to do so.”    Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gSte6ecj

Congratulations to the team at Cornish Lithium Plc on taking another big step towards the start of commercial production. We are excited to be a supporter of this project, alongside the UK Infrastructure Bank, National Wealth Fund, EMG, and others. https://lnkd.in/dCXRa-Us   #TechMet #CornishLithium #Lithium #Innovation #CriticalMinerals

Today we officially launched the Critical Minerals Forum, a coalition of miners, processors, investors, and end-users to make smart sourcing, offtake, and investment decisions with the benefit of transparent pricing, supply, and demand forecasts provided by DARPA, during the Inaugural Summit Oct. 1-2 in Washington, DC. There are six Critical Minerals Forum founding members, including Applied Materials, EVelution Energy, Ramaco Resources, Inc., TechMet Ltd, and Volkswagen Group. At the inaugural summit, coalition partners and CMF members are engaging in panels with officials from U.S. government agencies and foreign governments; roundtables with think tanks and U.S. government on pricing and market support mechanisms; and demonstrations of the cost, price, supply, and demand models. For more information on Critical Minerals Forum or to become a CMF member/partner, please visit www.CMForum.org. Rob Strayer, Evanna Hu, MITRE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), RAND Charles River Associates, S&P Global, GE Aerospace, MetalMiner, Exiger, Rovjok

On Monday, TechMet Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell, joined Giulia Siccardo and Emmanuel Dominguez on a panel at the MSP Finance Meeting to discuss "Investing with Purpose: Highlighting Equity Paths" and how equity investment strategies in the critical minerals sector can drive innovation, sustainability, and long-term value creation. Thank you to the Minerals Investment Network (MINVEST), under the SAFE-U.S. Department of State partnership, for convening such a valuable day of discussions and meetings.

Join TechMet Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell, at the #FTMining Summit on September 27th where he will discuss "Building and fueling tomorrow's energy system," and the role of critical minerals in powering the global economy.