The demand for North American based helium has been accelerating as the largest domestic sources of helium supply have become depleted.

Gallium is an essential input for both chip manufacturing and semiconductors and is becoming significantly more relevant and critical for domestic supply.

The United States Department of Energy has committed to loaning Lithium Americas (NYSE: LAC) $2.26B USD to finance the construction of new lithium production.

Pulsar Helium (TSXV: PLSR) has announced a new major discovery of helium gas at their Topaz helium project in Minnesota, one of the most significant in the US.

Critical Metals Austrian based lithium project Wolfsberg is aiming to be the largest local supplier of battery grade lithium within Europe.

Elliott Investment Management has announced they plan to invest $1 billion into mining projects globally through a newly established venture called Hyperion.

KoBold Metals has entered into a joint venture agreement with Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV:MMA) to explore their Zambia based copper project.

Australia has officially added nickel, an essential mineral for the energy transition, to their list of critical minerals for the very first time.

Australian Vanadium and Technology Metals, two of the largest publicly listed vanadium companies in Australia, have merged to create one singular entity.

Nickel is used as the basis for lithium-ion batteries and is also an exceptionally difficult metal to mine, often taking years to get to the extraction stage.