Articles On Australian Mines (ASX:AUZ)

More and more automakers are making inroads into mining industry with Ford joining PT Vale Indonesia Liontown agrees terms with Olympio Metals to farm into Mulline and Mulwarrie lithium projects Nickel sulphide targets, and a 15km copper i...

US and Japan strike a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals Ford plans to onshore US mining and processing capability inline with EV goals  Liontown Resources biggest mover this week following Albermarle takeover offer  Our High...

Speeding up the processing application procedure of EU’s CRMA will help the bloc build its supply chain, experts say Cobalt prices tumble 60% since April 2022 Mincor up 30% for the week Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving A...

Tesla already has profit margins far bigger than its competitors It plans to cut manufacturing costs for its next generation of vehicles by a further 50% “If Tesla can sell its new model for US$25,000, that will be revolutionary”: Wood Mac...

Reporting season wrap: PLS announces maiden divvy on $1.24bn NPAT, AKE and MIN also enjoy skyrocketing lithium profits +US$1.5bn of copper and cobalt is being stockpiled in the DRC due to a dispute If it hits the market cobalt prices will...

We are likely in the early stages of this battery metals super cycle: Sprott Asset Management Lithium supply ‘unlikely to keep up’; copper and nickel supply will also go into deficit Battery metals M&A also ramping up Our High Voltage...

AVZ’ problems compound with cancelation of mining licence decree for Manono lithium project Shareholders remain in limbo, with AVZ in suspension since May 2022 Aussie-based firm Recharge Industries has been named as the preferred bidder fo...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced a 100GWh Gigafactory expansion in Nevada It could need up to 115,000t lithium, 15,000t cobalt, 14,000t manganese, 125,000t nickel and 170,000t graphite anode per year Standout Battery Metals Stocks of the...

Lithium producers are releasing some truly stunning numbers for the December quarter Analysts are upgrading their outlook for 2023; ASX producers are heading back towards all-time highs Battery Metals Weekly Winners: Conico, Patriot Batter...

Vanadium demand in batteries expected to grow ~10.6% a year between 2021 and 2050 New supply needed from 2029 as demand overtakes supply: WoodMac “The development of vanadium redox flow batteries for mega scale energy storage is developing...

Australian Mines has been slapped with a near half a million dollar fine by the corporate regulator for failing to properly disclose financial information to the share market on multiple occasions. 

Core Lithium ready to ship ore to China, with first shipment loaded Green Critical Minerals confirms 160km long rare earths trend in the NT Critical Resources to acquire Gullwing-Tot Lakes property in Canada   Our High Voltage column wrap...

Morgan Stanley bears warn lower Chinese demand could hit lithium prices in 2023 New US plant to double Yank cathode production by 2027 as customer General Motors plots electric makeover Top ASX battery metals stocks this week: NiCo Resourc...

ASX 200 ends 0.7% higher Small cap index flat NYM, BEZ, CPH best in show    Lithium keeps finding another gear. The analysts at Citi lifted target forecasts after the Marrickville government and others besides prepare to throw some suppor...

Welcome to the end of the start of the week. We trust you’ve all had a restful weekend, full of whatever it is you like to do when you’re not reading about stocks and stuff, and completely devoid of stuff you hate, like housework, your exte...

There were plenty of listed juniors running follow-on raises on Monday. 

Energy transition metal ETFs a way for retail investors to get exposure to a variety of future-facing metals and stocks Examples on the ASX include CLNE, GMTL, XMET This week’s top battery metals stocks: Trek Metals, Winsome Resources Our...

A Federal Court judge might consider upping a $450,000 fine agreed between the corporate watchdog and nickel hopeful Australian Mines over continuous disclosure breaches.

Pilbara Minerals sells 5,000t of lower grade (5.5%) spodumene for a record $US35.5m via Battery Material Exchange “We could see a bit of an M&A frenzy with producers like Pilbara, Allkem and IGO looking to secure strategic assets of sc...

The Southern Hemisphere’s first CAMECA 1300 HR3 ion microprobe was launched last Friday at Curtin University’s new National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy facility in Western Australia. The French-built instrument forms the...

China will extend its dominance in cathode production, increasing market share from 78% in 2022 to 87% in 2030: Benchmark And yet this will mostly be from Tier 3 producers, which currently do not supply EV market Tier 1 production — those...

Investor sentiment for rare earths stocks is flying There is about 750g of magnet rare earths on every EV motor, about 2 tonnes in offshore wind turbines  EVs, wind turbines are exponential growth sectors Our High Voltage column wraps all...

At least 384 new graphite, lithium, nickel, and cobalt mines are needed in the next 12 years, Benchmark predicts 97, 56,000tpa natural flake graphite mines will need to be built 74 new lithium mines with an average size of 45,000 tonnes LC...

Australian Mines (AUZ) appoints Michael Holmes as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediatelyMr Holmes is a mining engineer with more than 30 years of experience working in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and North and So...

ASX lithium miners are raking it in, a trend set to continue for a while yet CATL’s new batteries travel an impressive +1,000km between each charge Last week’s top ASX performers: Anson, White Cliff, Dart Mining  Our High Voltage column w...

Often lumped in with the rare earths family, scandium has long been considered an ‘if’ metal Its primary use has been as an alloy with aluminium but solid oxide fuel cells are an important growth area Production is scanty but demand is exp...

Ford slashes 3,000 jobs as shift to EVs gathers pace At least 2 significant producers in Sichuan have suspended lithium production, while another has halved output due to the heatwave-driven powercrunch: Fastmarkets Last week’s top ASX per...

Australian Mines has settled proceedings taken against it by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for making “certain admissions of contraventions of its continuous disclosure obligations”. The matter related to announcement...

The corporate regulator will continue its pursuit of former Australian Mines boss Benjamin Bell over alleged breaches of continuous disclosure rules despite settling with the company over the same matter.

Emerging semi-solid battery technology uses a lot more lithium; battery metal shortfall may hamper rollout Are weakening cobalt prices about to get a boost? ASX lithium stocks bouncing back as more evidence emerges of long term supply shor...

The US Department of Energy’s loan programs office is open to Aussie producers Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm wants to reduce reliance on China’s battery metals Rimfire Pacific Mining gains full control of the Broken Hill Cobalt Projec...

Effective battery recycling will be crucial to meeting future metals demand ASX battery recycling stocks include Neometals, Hannans, and Lithium Australia Weekly small cap standouts: Panther Metals, Odessa, Flynn Gold Our High Voltage col...

Battery producers look to increase energy density and drive down raw material costs CATL’s Qilin battery is 13% more powerful than the one planned by Tesla Stellantis adds 5 years to lithium offtake agreement with Vulcan Energy   Our High...

Aussie-listed lithium pure plays Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) and Allkem (ASX:AKE) are down 40% and 10%, respectively, year-to-date Both are pulling in record revenues Meanwhile, lithium contract prices are still rising Our High Voltage col...

Benchmark gives four reasons why Goldman Sachs is wrong on lithium oversupply claims Chinese lithium — Goldman’s most significant source of new supply — is low quality and expensive Lithium contract pricing continues to rise Our High Volt...

ASX lithium stocks suffered selldown after major investment bank Goldman Sachs called top of battery metals boom Cowen disagrees, models 19% deficit to demand from 2023-2030 Stock prices don’t reflect current high lithium prices: Jefferie...

Sans coal and oil, battery metals are blowing the rest of the commodities complex away in 2022 Lithium carbonate and hydroxide are up 85% and 127% respectively A breakdown of 2022’s five most popular ASX battery metals stocks Our High Vol...

Cobalt deficit starts to widen from 2024, with no end in sight Labor’s election victory good for “battery material stocks, hydrogen, or new technology”: Far East Capital Booming EV sales will still fall well short of 2050 targets, IEA says...

Australian Mines has successfully secured commitments from new institutional, sophisticated, and professional investors to raise about $3.7 million, via the issue of 32.2 million shares and  32.2 million attaching options. The miner has als...

ShareCafeTrafigura Taking Lithium Supply Matters into its Own Hands Unlike Tesla’s Elon Musk who continues to whine about the cost of key renewable miners such as lithium and the shortage – now and projected out to 2030 – there’s one major...

High prices for raw materials like lithium and nickel add ~$US12,600 to cost of Silverado EV Carmakers, battery makers increasingly investing in cheaper, better solid-state tech This week’s biggest ASX movers: Galileo, Conico, Greenstone...

XEC rises like a stubborn mule, up 0.5% XJO wobbles, equivocates somehow ends 0.2% higher Galileo Mining (ASX:GAL) gains circa 200%   Choppy trade – oh yes – but with Galileo Mining (ASX:GAL) coming out swinging on Wednesday morning, tha...

Australian Securities and Investments Commission launches civil action against Australian Mines Limited (AUZ) for allegedly breaching continuous disclosure obligations AUZ Managing Director Benjamin Bell also accused of breaching his direc...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest movers...

To find 10-bagger stocks investors often go “where the industry is less comfortable”: Rick Rule But risks abound. Lithium favourite AVZ is the latest ASX stock to potentially come unstuck in a Third World jurisdiction Global energy transit...

The corporate regulator has launched civil action against Australian Mines boss Ben Bell over continuous disclosure obligations.

XEC falls on Tuesday XJO closes 1.2% lower Carbon Revolution (ASX:CBR) gets Gov backing, shares pop   Another tense morning of selling on the ASX200 has eased off in afternoon trade, although the small cap index will be leaving the barbe...

After 104 years in operation, the national employer association for Australia’s resources and energy industry has a new brand. The Australian Mines and Metals Association is now the Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association (AREE...

Australian Mines (AUZ) begins an additional exploration program across its Sconi nickel-cobalt-scandium project in North Queensland The company will undertake soil and rock chip sampling, geochemical analysis and mapping across 14 targets...

Lynas Rare Earths’ new processing facility has begun construction in Kalgoorlie, with Western Australian Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston attending a sod-turning ceremony to mark the occasion.  The rare earths facility was recomme...