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Lithium, often referred to as ‘white gold’, is one of the most desirable minerals since it’ll fuel the energy transition that the US is now committed to achieving.
EXCLUSIVE: Tesla calls for 'mining no-go zones' could protect indigenous people like the Hongana Manyawa whose forest home is being destroyed by mining.
ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths (IonicRE) has signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-based metals and alloy manufacturer Less Common Metals (LCM) to work collaboratively on building a Western supply chain for rare earth permanent magnet production. Under the terms of the MoU, both IonicRE and LCM will seek to formalise definitive agreements to collaborate on the supply of materials for high-purity rare earth oxides (REOs).
While EV makers reiterate how their cars combat climate change, others note critical mineral mining environmental and social impacts on traditional people, and point to both supply chain and planetary boundary problems.
Tesla explores the need for the creation of no-go mining areas where uncontacted Indigenous people live.