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The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program (CFDA 12.777), awarded a $23,626,790 Cooperative Agreement to Lithium Nevada Corp. on August 5, 2024. The funding is intended to accelerate the development of the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada, which is critical to expanding domestic production capabilities for this strategic material essential for national defense. The award supports technological research and development related to the extraction...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (CFDA 81.135) provides $1,900,000.00 to Michigan Technological University for a project titled "Chemically and Biologically Catalyzed Phytomining of Nickel from Serpentine Barren Soils". The project aims to develop innovative techniques for extracting nickel from serpentine barren soils, including soil collection and characterization, modeling nickel bioavailability, and...

The Department of Energy awarded a $375,993,645.63 Project Grant under the Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications program (CFDA 81.253) to Revex Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Revex Metals, Inc.) located in Houghton, MI. The objective of this project is to establish significant production capability, at an industrial scale, of sustainable intermediate nickel and other critical mineral products through the implementation of a regional nickel hub....

This $1,900,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program (CFDA 81.135) supports the University of Florida's research project titled "Nickel Farming - Improving a US-Native Hyperaccumulator Plant for Commercial Cultivation". The goal of this 3-year project is to develop techniques for the commercial cultivation of a U.S. native plant species that can effectively hyperaccumulate nickel, a critical...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $338,874 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, acting through the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The award period is from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027. The Cooperative Agreement will fund a collaborative geological investigation project in the Cuyuna-Penokean Orogen region of east-central Minnesota. The project aims to advance the...

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. will provide carbon dioxide gasification of lateritic ore to extract nickel as part of a $1.275 million cooperative agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E). Through its "CO2 Gone - CO2 Gasification of Ore for Nickel Extraction" project, Phoenix Tailings proposes using a carbon-negative mining process that employs carbon dioxide to extract nickel from lateritic ore. The two-year award beginning April...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award in the amount of $342,692 will support an academic-industry collaborative research project to develop new methods for exploring and discovering copper-nickel-sulfide mineral deposits in the United States. The project team from the University of Michigan and Juniata College, in partnership with mining industry professionals, will test the hypothesis that the ratio of copper isotopes in ground and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073), provides $450,502 to Western Michigan University to conduct geological mapping, geochemical analyses, and geophysical surveys on the northern margin of the Watersmeet Gneiss Dome in Michigan. The project aims to expand the understanding of critical mineral systems in the region and create a comprehensive, GEMS-compliant geologic map with supporting...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to Advanced Environmental Technologies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business in Fort Collins, Colorado. The funding supports the development of an enhanced nickel phytomining system that utilizes alfalfa, biodigested lignite, and fungal bioleaching techniques. The project aims to improve the extraction of nickel from marginal soils, which could contribute to...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Federal Grant Program (CFDA #81.135) provides $2,467,817 to Michigan Technological University to support energy reduction and improved critical mineral recovery from low-grade disseminated sulphide deposits and mine tailings. The University will work with the University of Utah and the University of Nevada, Reno on sub-awards to extract energy-relevant minerals like nickel and...