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“Garimpeiro” columnist Barry FitzGerald has covered the resources industry for 35 years. Now he’s sharing the benefits of his experience with Stockhead readers. It’s still a month before Xmas and already the sales are on – in (quality) ASX-...

Lithium prices faking at a rebound as corporate activity rises Sayona-Piedmont the latest scrip M&A deal, while Norm Seckold lists $9.7m Nevada lithium float WA1, Nico, Pantera among High Voltage weekly gains   Our High Voltage column...

EV maker BYD’s October sales put them on par with Ford year-to-date This comes after the Chinese giant beat Tesla on quarterly revenue Most consumer demand coming from hybrid vehicles   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

The ASX200 closed down 0.13% at 8255 points. Mining, gold and energy stocks dragged the market lower leading into the close. The iron ore price has slipped to US$100.30 per tonne in Singapore and BHP (ASX:BHP) shed 1.75% to $40.90. Th...

Trump administration could repeal elements of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Benchmark analyst says fossil fuels likely to be in the spotlight Any impact on electric vehicle and battery sector could be years away   Our High Voltage colum...

How close to break even are WA lithium producers? MinRes knocks back concerns about meeting cost guidance Green Critical Minerals, OD6 Metals and Talga among the weekly battery metals rocketships   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

Fastmarkets reckons lithium price increases are not sustainable More production cuts are forecast out of China Outlook for cobalt, manganese, nickel and graphite demand also sluggish   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving AS...

ASX rises as banking and tech sectors lead gains Arcadium Lithium surges on potential acquisition by Rio Tinto Retail groups urge Reserve Bank to cut rates ahead of holiday sales   The ASX200 index rose by 0.7% on Monday though investors...

US government considers setting price floors for critical minerals like lithium CME is launching a spodumene futures contract this month Liontown makes price public for Kathleen Valley lithium shipment   Our High Voltage column wraps all...

    ASX edges down in a quiet market Pilbara Minerals falls 5pc as share block sale is reported Westpac sells auto finance unit for up to $1.6 billion   The ASX has lifted slightly on Thursday, up by 0.1%, as traders remain cautious amid...

CATL supply cuts have given lithium equity sentiment a boost But Benchmark Mineral Intelligence price assessments show there has been little immediate impact on chemical pricing Element 25 among the leading battery metals stock on US Gover...

Reports says we could source US$1bn of critical minerals from EV scraps by 2045 US$1600 worth of Li-ion battery metals and REEs could be recovered per vehicle Automotive OEMs are already building out circular rare earths supply chains  ...

Global EV charging infrastructure way behind whats needed to meet 2030 EV demand US only has 183,000 public ports, EU has around 630,000 Fuel retailers could be well placed to fill the gap   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driv...

Tianqi loses appeal to halt Chilean state run miner deal with SQM SQM and Codelco pursue deal to extract lithium at Atacama salt flat Rio and BYD in the running for Altoandinos salt flat project   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

A captain’s call from Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has raised concerns from the Australian mining industry it could lose its status as a leading investment destination But miners continue to think the geology in Australia a...

China’s lithium battery industry reports 20% year on year growth while prices continue to fall Chinese battery manufacturers have accelerated plans to build factories overseas CRR up 70% for the week on news it will start desktop studies t...

Benchmark Minerals Intelligence predicts US$1.6 trillion investment needed in battery industry 44% of 2040 investment needed to build battery gigafactories Lithium needs $94 billion invested to meet 2030 demand, and double that for 2040  ...

Serbian government reinstated Rio’s licence to develop the Jadar mine Project would extract 58,000tpa lithium hydroxide Decision has sparked protests in Belgrade over environmental concerns   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news dri...

Low lithium prices continue with no signs of recovery in sight Small miners like Core Lithium have already cut output in response Eyes are on bigger players to see if they follow suit   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

Graphite deficit expected to continue out to the 2030s USA moving away from China and looking to Aussie suppliers IG6 boss says there’s ‘outstanding opportunities’ for Aussie graphite in the US   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news...

AusQuest (ASX:AQD) has confirmed the continuity of copper mineralisation within its Cerro de Fierro Project in Peru, after receiving assay results from the latest reverse circulation drilling program.  The latest assays returned are simi...

Aussie Federal Government aiming to fast track critical mineral mining to supply US Aligning with US could risk our biggest export customer in China For certain US subsidies Aussie miners need less than 25% Chinese ownership   Our High...

French lithium miner Eramet in production with Direction Lithium Extraction tech by November Pivotal Metals finds thick copper in Canada Sipa Resources eyes exploration at WA nickel project   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news dr...

BloombergNEF says demand for EVs is still going strong in 2024 New report flags more battery supply chain investment needed LFP batteries expected to cut demand for nickel and manganese   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

Metals are booming again 13 resources winners with gains above 100% in May; a recent record 13 out of the 50 top performers last month were engaged in a project acquisition, M&A activity, or joint venture Small Cap Standouts: Australia...

Aussie shares down on weaker commodities Iron ore and energy stocks slip, while goldies gain Intel CEO Pat Gelsingers takes swipe at Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang   Aussie shares dropped slightly on Tuesday, closing -0.2% lower as the impact...

A Donald Trump presidency – good or bad for the US EV adoption narrative? Does it even matter that much?  Could solid state lithium batteries be set to take over from lithium-ion?  Volkswagen plans to counter BYD’s affordable EV push into...

The ASX200 closed the day down nearly 0.3%. Staples were the only sector to finish in the green, gaining 0.2%. All other sectors fell into the red with industrials dropping the most, down 1%. Utilities followed closely, down 0.9%....

ASX 200 dips  amid Wall Street closure for Memorial Day Commodities bounce back; gold stocks rise, uranium falls Forrestania jumps on iron ore play   The ASX 200 edged down -0.2% on Tuesday as local traders navigated a directionless marke...

AusQuest (ASX:AQD) is set to kick off a new drilling program at the Cerro de Fierro Copper-Gold project in southern Peru by the end of the month – which will involve drilling three holes, totalling around 800 metres. The program is hoped...

What grabbed the headlines last week?   Dovish noises from European central banks, a dovish note from the US Fed and some warmly welcomed weak-ass US labour market data gave Wall Street a pretty tailwind last week, the benchmark S&P500...

Lithium prices and stocks have largely risen this week on the back of building sentiment That’s helped by a new Chinese policy to boost EV consumption through trade-in subsidising And keep an eye on quarterly reporting for lithium and othe...

Alpha HPA and Renascor Graphite receive a big sugar daddy hug from Albo this week Lithium news: the “spot” pricing is trending… steadily right now. So that’s okay KTA, LU7 and NWM make strong battery metals gains on the ASX this week   A...

Lithium ‘spot’ prices outta China make a bit of a recovery to start the week  EV demand remains intact, says one prominent expert. Not everyone agrees Indonesia keeps blowing up global nickel industry, while copper looks good   Where are...

Lithium spot pricing has dipped, but that futures ‘contango’ is still in play Citi analysts take a bearish view on lithium short to mid term PLS’s downstream move with Ganfeng turns heads    Where are lithium and other battery metals at t...

What’s shaking in the land of the lithium lizards? (And other battery metals.) Let’s see…    Is there something of a perfect storm forming for lithium right now? A positive perfect storm, that is. Lithium prices have been absolutely poleaxe...

What’s happening here and there with this and that pertaining to battery metals on February 29? Let’s take a look…    While the Australian nickel industry is very much pushed to the edge of the nickel universe in the midst of an Indonesian-...

Speculation regarding shutdown of huge Chinese lithium mine raises industry’s eyebrows Low lithium prices are ‘unsustainable’ says Albemarle boss ASX battery metal leaders over the past seven days include: ARR, SYA, AUZ Another lithium-he...

Market analysts have copper demand going through the roof, but if you’re one to play the short game, it’s hard not to feel a little underwhelmed with prices, which have barely moved amid economic growth concerns across the world. Capital Ec...

Oil and gas titan ExxonMobil reveals big bold lithium-producing plans Despite recent bearish lithium spot prices, EV sales are surging in Europe S&P Global believes lithium supply will need to increase 270% to meet future demand Weekly...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights today’s most interesting small cap stories that might have slipped beneath your radar. Below is a wrap of the top 20 performing stocks, by percentage, that made announcements today. ICYMI Leaderb...

Stockhead’s In-Case-You-Missed-It highlights today’s most interesting small cap stories that might have slipped beneath your radar. Below is a wrap of the top 20 performing stocks, by percentage, that made announcements today.   ICYMI Leade...

Good morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, to highlight the best (and sometimes worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data, to provide a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by...

Western Australia’s government is re-energising its battery and critical minerals strategy and looking for feedback Piedmont Lithium has turned in inaugural revenue and profit on lithium shipments What’s hot, what’s not on the ASX for batt...

  Lithium prices continue to slump amid weak Chinese economic scene Albemarle quarterly profit expected lower, while UBS downgrades EV demand outlook  But wait… PLS boss is still upbeat on lithium demand, and MinRes grabs more of hot stock...

Benchmark ASX closes below 6,800 points  All Sectors in red, but for IT Small caps led, in a very big way, by TG6    The benchmark has ended sharply lower after weak overseas leads, strong retail data and an all-round international-flavou...

Don’t want to jinx it too hard, but maybe, just maybe, lithium prices have touched the bottom. (Yep, definitely jinxed it) Meanwhile EV sales are well up again, with beaut global figures for September making the rounds And LPI and LTR have...

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting throws another $152m at Liontown in Ablemarle blocking move Could drooping lithium prices burst the DSO bubble?  Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobal...

“200-300Mt resource is being considered longer term” at Patriot’s Corvette: E&P Financial Group Would make the Corvette one of the top 5 lithium resources in the world But much of the Corvette deposit sits below a large lake, which wil...

Benchmark index settles almost -0.6% lower on Tuesday All sectors bar Healthcare and Financials in the red Small caps led by NickelSearch and Biotron A positive lead from Wall Street overnight didn’t sell well on local markets, which were...