The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $500 million to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling. “For too long, the United States has relied on hostile foreign actors to supply and process the critical materials that…
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Perpetua, INL, Battelle advancing pilot plant
Miner Perpetua Resources has come together with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) via Battelle Energy Alliance for a critical mineral pilot plant using Perpetua materials. The INL will host, commission, and operate the flexible, modular pilot processing plant expected to be capable of recovering various critical and defense-related minerals, including antimony from the miner’s ores. The companies are seeking to…
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