The Hunt for EV Battery Minerals Expands to Ocean Floor and Space
December 14, 2023

As electric-vehicle adoption rises across the globe, the race to find new deposits of critical minerals like lithium and nickel is driving miners to explore the deepest mines, the ocean floor and even space. WSJ’s George Downs explores the new frontiers of EV battery mining. Illustration: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal


By George Downs


George Downs

George Downs explores the evolution of transportation, from electric vehicles to commercial aviation and the future of spaceflight.

Results of VVC Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

December 5, 2024
The Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) took place virtually yesterday with 34 attendees (shareholders and guests). Total attendance in person and by proxy was 137 shareholders representing about 51.4% of the outstanding shares. At the AGM, shareholders approved the election of all Directors proposed by Management with over 90% of the tendered votes being in favor, and the re-appointment of MNP LLP as auditors of the Company with all of the tendered votes being in favor.

Summit Carbon Solutions’ CO2 pipeline approved in Iowa

October 15, 2024
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has approved Summit Carbon Solutions base pipeline project that will span around 688 miles and capture and store 12 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually. Summit Carbon Solutions’ project has seen extensive scrutiny in the US state previously. The IUB carried out an extensive review process over the last 34 months, which was made up of 33 public informational meetings, a public hearing, and a review of around 50,000 pages, among other processes.
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