Joe Biden backs Australian graphite miner Syrah Resources along with Tesla and AustralianSuper with $US107 million loan - The Australian Financial Review

The US government has joined Australia’s biggest superannuation fund and electric car giant Tesla in backing Syrah Resources with a $145 million loan.

Graphite is one of 50 minerals listed by the US government as being critical to national security and economic growth. Expansion to produce 11,250 tonnes a year at the Louisiana plant was already fu… [+4265 chars]

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