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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...

Building on pre-existing collaborative efforts, First Graphene (ASX:FGR) is to see its patented PureGRAPH-CEM product trialled on-site UK-based cement plant operator Breedon Group’s workyard. PureGRAPH-CEM is ultimately an additive which...

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...

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...

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...

Solar panels on a roof to generate solar-powered energy Source: Adobe Stock While concepts such as net-zero buildings, sustainable construction, and “turning brown buildings green” are not new, 2023 has seen these trends emerge with for...

  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...

The S&P ASX 200 fell -3.8% in October with mid-caps falling -6.94% and small-caps down -5.45% for the month S&P ASX 200 Energy was the only sector that closed October in the black with all Australian equity factors in red Dimerix...

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...

The Week That Was The world looks very different this week after the addition of what Barclays economic team calls ‘a complex cocktail of geopolitical risk, mixed macro data, a nervous oil market,’ and a US Fed finding nice things to say ab...

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) enters a joint two-year development and commercialisation agreement with the UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Breedon Group The collaboration takes place at the Hope Cement Works, located within the Peak Distric...

ASX to lift again today after a mixed session on Wall Street German shoe brand Birkenstock’s debut listing was disappointing Some caution needed in the quarters ahead, says expert   Aussie shares are poised to rise for the fifth day strai...

ASX200 futures were up a flattish 0.08 per cent at 8.30 am AEDT on the back of a fourth positive night in the US for stock markets. The S&P 500 finished up 0.43 per cent and the NASDAQ up 0.71 per cent. China recently finished i...

Benchmark index finishes higher on strong oil prices ASX Sectors led by oil-driven gains for Energy Fin Resources banks a banger to be Monday’s small cap legend   The ASX200 found some enthusiasm for living on Monday arvo, supported abl...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, produced with mildly heavy heart, as I’m back from and all-too-brief break but would much rather be sitting on the riverbank fishing quietly and ignoring the rest of the world again. Top 10 highl...

Benchmark index finishes Friday ahead +0.4% Sectors led by Financials Small caps dominated by Dimerix   The ASX200 is up +0.4% at  the end of Friday trade, making the week a 1% loss, which we’ll take at this stage. US equities ticked l...

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, who made announcements today.   ICYMI Leader...

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...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   Governments and policymakers seem to be right at it this week and the beneficia...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   Concerns from India’s President earlier this week about nations and mining majo...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium. When you’re wielding a double-edged sword, you have to be careful that you don’t...

Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium – and today, copper too.   With the recent addition of copper to the US Department...

Albemarle buys into James Bay with a $C109m investment into Patriot RKequity and BMI share their thoughts on Indonesia and nickel Windfall funding for Lynas in the US   Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with exposu...

RIO boss Jakob Stausholm said in May that prices being paid for tier 1 lithium assets is now too high It has made a move into cheaper, more speculative pre-discovery assets via its mine-finder arm, Rio Tinto Exploration TSX and ASX explore...

Australia’s critical minerals plan released Benchmark says the world needs US$66b of nickel investment Advanced-stage nickel explorers are on the cusp of mine development   Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX stocks with ex...

It’s a critical minerals fire sale for investment in the NT, and its government is on board Vanadium is hot. When wasn’t it though? It’s used in rockets And Nolans looks like it’s shaping up to become Australia’s next big REE producer,...

Lithium spot pricing reportedly plummeted in Q1 2023 And yet ASX lithium producers recorded small downturns, or even minor increases in prices Small Caps of the Week: Westar, Wildcat, WA1 Our High Voltage column wraps the news driving ASX...

Investment banks have turned bullish again on the lithium sector, making sold down stocks look attractive Canaccord’s best lithium stock IN THE WORLD (for upside) is Cleantech Lithium (AIM:CTL) ASX small caps of the week: Westar, Wildcat...

Concrete is one area often overlooked in the green transition ‘Green concrete’ has the eco credentials to be a key driver in Australia The ASX stocks involved in green building technology   Our transition to carbon zero has largely focus...

Last week the company formerly known as Red Dirt changed its name to Delta Lithium DLI aiming to begin DSO mining operation by the end of 2023, is drilling 25,000m a month across two projects We sat down for a Q&A with veteran company...

Chile plans to nationalise its lithium industry, #2 biggest in the world Fastmarkets says immediate impact to global production should be muted, but “there may be some hesitation investing in Chile’s lithium space until further details hav...

China is reportedly considering banning exports of various rare-earth magnet production and process/refining tech In 2010 a diplomatic row with Japan saw Beijing throttle REE exports under the guise of protecting the environment; prices we...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   A 200-page report released by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, indicates the national electricity market (NEM) c...

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...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   As nations across the globe scramble for more low-carbon energy supplies with the climate crisis front of mind, the idea th...

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...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   Green hydrogen produced from renewables via electrolysis is set to be at the very heart of the energy transition as more co...

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...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   New analysis of 212 submissions to the government’s National Electric Vehicle Strategy has revealed 73 per cent of organisa...

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...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   In a move to help Australia become a renewable energy superpower, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) tipped a f...