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Every LodeIQ brief is one of three types — each with a fixed, professional structure. Every claim carries a source and a confidence level, and a brief is never presented as more certain than its verification supports. Our coverage is deepest on the Canada–US critical-minerals corridor.
How It Works
Ask
Type a natural-language question about the battery supply chain
Retrieve
Your question is matched to a brief type, and LodeIQ retrieves from its knowledge graph — every record carrying its source, retrieval date, and confidence
Verify
The report is checked for faithfulness and coherence — its confidence rating is capped at what the verification actually supports
Export
Download as PDF, DOCX, Markdown, or PPTX — the same confidence rating on every format
Regulatory Scan
ProductionA neutral, timeline-first survey of the rules in scope — a dated chronology of filings, proposed and final rules, and enforcement actions, each tied to its source. No verdict, no recommendation: the survey, not a call.
3–6 pages · ~8 min read
What's inside
01Scope & Key Points
States the materials, jurisdictions, and timeframe covered, then 3–6 key points summarizing the scan.
02Regulatory Context
Neutral framing of the governing statutes, the authorities involved, and the current implementation phase.
03Timeline of Actions
A dated, chronological table of the regulatory actions in scope — each cited to a primary source.
04Substance Summary per Action
For each load-bearing action, 1–3 neutral sentences on what it does and whom it affects, with a confidence tag.
05Monitoring: What to Watch
Named forward-looking triggers — pending reviews, phase-in dates, proposed rules — plus a freshness note.
06Data Limitations & Confidence
Exactly what is thin or missing in the data and what would raise confidence.
07Methodology
How the report was produced, plus the standing not-legal-advice note.
Questions this brief answers
“What regulations govern cobalt sourcing and trade across the US, EU, and Canada?”
“Survey the lithium rules in force or pending across the US, EU, and Canada — dated, sourced, chronological.”
Example downloads for this brief type were withdrawn after a quality review — an honest gap beats a defective sample.
Compliance Decision Brief
ProductionA first-person recommendation on a named decision — should we, does it qualify, which option — landing a clear verdict with a three-axis rating, the reasoning behind it, the risks to the call, and the alternatives weighed. The Compliance-Decision variant answers eligibility questions (does X qualify for this credit / program).
4–8 pages · ~10 min read
What's inside
01Recommendation
The headline call in one sentence, with a three-axis rating: certainty · time horizon · risk exposure.
02Rationale
3–5 thesis paragraphs supporting the call, each load-bearing claim carrying an inline confidence tag.
03Risks to the recommendation
The load-bearing assumptions whose failure would change the call — what would change our mind.
04Alternatives considered
Two or more options weighed and rejected, each with a one-sentence reason for rejection.
05Confidence, freshness & outlook
The top-line rating restated, drivers of and limits on confidence, freshness, and a re-assessment trigger.
06Data Limitations & Confidence
Exactly what is thin or unresolved and what would raise confidence.
07Methodology & Disclosures
Methodology and conflicts disclosures, plus the standing not-advice note.
Questions this brief answers
“Does a US battery manufacturer sourcing cobalt sulphate from an Ontario refinery clear the §45X Material Assistance Cost Ratio test?”
“Does a Canadian mining company with a minority Chinese shareholder clear the §7701(a)(51) foreign-influenced-entity test for US §45X credits?”
Example downloads for this brief type were withdrawn after a quality review — an honest gap beats a defective sample.
Entity Dossier
Beta — delivers with limitsA profile of a single named entity — a company, facility, country, port, vessel, or trade route — covering its recent events, dependencies, commercial and technical profile, the triggers to watch, and its identity. Decision-support-first, neutral voice.
4–8 pages · ~10 min read
What's inside
01Events, Trends, and Issues
Recent developments affecting the entity — project status, policy actions, disruptions, price moves.
02Dependencies
Feedstock in, offtake out, regulatory and government-contract exposure.
03Commercial profile
Offtake agreements, customers, pricing reference, and terms where disclosed.
04Triggers to watch
Monitorable conditions whose change would update the dossier.
05Technical profile
Capacity, process route, product specs, grade, and operating status.
06Identity
Name, location, operator, ownership, standing codes and registration details.
07Data Limitations & Confidence
Retrieval-confidence summary, freshness, half-life, and the source provenance index.
Questions this brief answers
“Profile Nouveau Monde Graphite — position, dependencies, and the triggers to watch.”
“Give me a dossier on the Bécancour anode facility.”
Example downloads for this brief type were withdrawn after a quality review — an honest gap beats a defective sample.
“Production” brief types have cleared our faithfulness and coherence checks across repeated runs. The rest deliver today with a confidence banner and a clear Data Limitations section — a brief is never presented as more certain than its verification supports, and where our data is thin, the brief says so instead of guessing.
Bring the question you'd ask a colleague. LodeIQ shapes it into a sourced, confidence-rated report you can defend.