Articles On Metals Australia (ASX:MLS)

Argus reckons more transparency is needed for spodumene pricing Fresh lithium player Ocean Lithium hits the bourse Midas Minerals to acquire Newington lithium-gold project All your ASX lithium news for Friday, July 1.   Argus Media says i...

California is considering a lithium tax in the Salton Sea region Argosy set to produce first battery grade lithium carbonate in Argentina Rock chip sampling at QX Resources’ Turner River project returns up to 4.90% Li2O   All your ASX lit...

Metals Australia (MLS) begins a diamond drilling program at its Manindi project in WA’s Murchison district The company will drill a single hole at three battery minerals targets including the Foundation pegmatite, and the Kultarr and Manin...

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...

Albemarle plans to build 100,000 tpa lithium plant in the US Sayona and Piedmont approve $110 million plan to restart Canadian lithium mine Pan Asia Metals releases mineral resource estimate for Reung Kiet   All your ASX lithium news for...

World’s biggest EV battery maker, CATL, releases new electric car battery 13% more powerful than one planned by Tesla  SYA’s new lithium discoveries at Moblan project strengthen potential to become a world class deposit TYX inches closer t...

Swiss data shows the highest total January to May bullion shipments since 2018 On a year-to-date basis US gold imports surged by 170% to 103t US also the largest destination for Swiss silver bullion, accounting for ~30% of the total; up fr...

Rivian plans to use a wind turbine to charge its new R1 electric vehicles Pilbara Minerals has smashed its record price for spodumene with a US$6350/dmt bid Freshly listed Leo Lithium is trading down 22% on its listing price today  All yo...

Toyota and Redwood to look at recycling EV batteries in the US Lithium Power International consolidates ownership of Maricunga project Critical Resources flags more spodumene-bearing pegmatite intersections at Mavis Lake All your ASX lith...

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...

Ferrari says 40% of its sales could be electric vehicles by 2030 Arizona Lithium signs lease to establish Lithium Research Centre Monger Gold gears up for soil sampling at Scotty Lithium Project in Nevada  All your ASX lithium news for Mo...

Bolivian has narrowed down six companies to help it extract lithium Marquee flags LCT pegmatites at West Spargoville project Lake resources appoints Citi and J.P. Morgan to coordinate Kachi debt finance  All your ASX lithium news for Fri...

Newmont’s Tom Palmer says gold may have found new floor of ~US$1600/oz in the wake of inflation With small gold miners are struggling with rising supply chain and labour costs, Palmer says consolidation in the sector makes sense Drilling r...

Australian explorer Metals Australia has secured an 80 per cent stake in Payne Gully Gold, a private company that owns a slew of key tenements with multiple nickel, copper and gold targets in Tier 1 locations . Metals Australia focuses on g...

US kicks off Minerals Security Partnership with Canada and a bunch of other countries Reedy Lagoon stakes another 192 placer claims at its Alvord project in Oregon Assays from Critical Resources’ Canadian project have returned 7.66m at 1.5...

Metals Australia (MLS) inks a deal with private company Payne Gully Gold to buy a suite of nickel, gold and copper-gold tenements in WA and the Northern Territory Under the deal, MLS will buy 80 per cent of Payne Gully to gain access to th...

US Fed raises cash rate by 75bps Wall Street rises after the decision ASX is set to open higher this morning The US Fed’s decision to hike rates by 75bps overnight has sparked a rally on Wall Street. All three major US stock indices rose...

Volkswagen could push Tesla off the podium to claim top EV sales by 2024 Galan Lithium flags 18 new target zones for pegmatites at Greenbushes South Riversgold’s Tambourah project returns to 3.14% lithium at surface  All your ASX lithium...

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...

Rio has partnered with Nano One to provide iron and lithium products for cathode production Winsome flags high-grade lithium up to 5.6% near-surface at Cancet Xantippe almost doubles its footprint of lithium brine tenements in Argentina, a...

Metals Australia (MLS) secures a diamond drilling rig to kick off a fresh drilling program at its flagship Manindi project in Western Australia The rig will be used to follow up on mineralisation intersected at the Kultarr zinc-copper pros...

Australia has a list of 26 critical minerals Critical minerals are minerals essential for modern-tech but supply chain is at risk  There is also a growing awareness of minerals that aren’t critical but just as essential    In Australia, w...

Uber announces $26m incentive, cutting service fees in half for EV drivers on its platform Charger confirms a large lithium system at its Lake Johnston project Monger Gold finalises Scotty Lithium Project acquisition in Nevada  All your A...

ASX to open the day lower following Wall Street’s retreat Investors are concerned about the rise in oil, with Brent now trading nearing US$124 a barrel Ethereum is close to its much anticipated “merger” Local shares are set to open lower...

Metals Australia (MLS) reveals a “substantial” vanadium, iron and titanium intersection from a recently-completed drill hole at its Manindi project in WA The result comes from the first drill hole completed in a three-kilometre long magnet...

Albemarle might have to shut its German plant if EU declares lithium hazardous material Drilling at Latin Resources Salinas project has returned economic grade results as high as 2.27% lithium oxide Auroch Minerals finalises acquisition o...

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...

BMI says China has 10x more Gigafactories planned that EU and US combined Arizona lithium plans to build a research facility in Phoenix to complement the Big Sandy project Resource Mining Corp picks up option to acquire two lithium project...

Highlights Vanadium is generally used to make stronger and more heat resistant steel. Most of the vanadium stocks traded in red today. This is in line with ASX 200 Materials Index, which was also down. Vanadium is a ductile metal...

BNEF says rising battery costs won’t derail EV uptake, with 21m expected to be sold in 2025 Alkem says price received for lithium carbonate in June quarter expected to be ~14% above prior guidance at US$40,000/t FOB Liontown and Tesla have...

Credit Suisse joins Goldman Sachs’ sharp price correction prediction Anson Resources collects first brine sample from the Long Canyon Unit 2 well Marquee teams up with Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) to explore for and develop lithium deposits...

Bearish Goldman Sachs research report claims investor enthusiasm has led to lithium oversupply Canaccord mining analyst Reg Spencer disagrees, “lithium projects are always behind schedule…always”  ARO stakes highly-prospective lithium clai...

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...

The world’s demand for lithium is increasing but the lack of investment in new supply poses a great issue  Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors unveil new electric “kei” mini vehicles worth US$15,000 LIT managing director Adrian Griffin w...

European OEMs urged to work with suppliers to address supply chain issues Tyranna flags assays of 7.49% Li2O at its new African acquisition Aruma’s rock chip sampling at Mt Deans returns up to 1.96% lithium  All your ASX lithium news for...

1 gram of gold can be recovered from about 41 recycled mobile phones Mint Innovation can recover $US12,000 worth of gold from one tonne of old circuit boards Gold trades sideways at ~$US1,850/oz Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news d...

Nissan’s sends electric vehicle on a driving expedition from pole to pole Trek Metals says Tambourah project has hard rock lithium potential Anson achieves first brine flow at its Paradox project in Utah  All your ASX lithium news for Thu...

Metals Australia (MLS) unveils a string of “outstanding” new high-grade lithium results from drilling at its Manindi project in the Murchison district of WA The company says all holes drilled beneath a higher-grade section of the Foundatio...

ASX to rise as Wall Street rallies Fed minutes reveal plan to rise rates by 50bp over the next two months Appen gets takeover offer   Local shares are poised to open higher this morning following a broad based rally on Wall Street overnig...

Bolivia plans to sell lithium mining rights in the country later this month The country hosts around 21 million tonnes out of the 89 million tonnes globally 8 companies who plan to use direct lithium extraction (DLE) tech are currently in...

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...

A 54.3% stake in Yajiang Snowway sold for around AU$424 million The company’s Sichuan spodumene asset has estimated reserves of 24.9 million tonnes Xantippe exercises option to acquire Luz Maria tenement in Argentina   All your ASX lithiu...

Metals Australia (MLS) returns up to 3.09 per cent zinc from its latest drilling program at the Manindi project in Western Australia The results come from reverse circulation drilling at the Kultarr zinc prospect, which produced an inters...

The new government’s Electric Car discount could make vehicles $2000 cheaper Ragusa snaps up another 570sqkm on the ‘Litchfield’ pegmatite belt in the NT Discovery Alaska confirms lithium in 12 historical ‘Coal Creek’ drill holes All your...

S&P says rising battery costs will lead automakers to explore tie-ups and sharing production platforms Discovery Alaska finds widespread lithium in historical Coal Creek drill core Green Technology Metals’ Seymour project assays includ...

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...

ASX Small Cap index pops 1.4% rather nicely The top 200 ahead 1% AnteoTech and some clever diggers the big winners on Wednesday   The local small cap index is riding a mid-week mining boom with some standout individual performances from...

University of Houston says shale reservoirs could be a new source of lithium Riversgold just nabbed another lithium tenement in the Pilbara Zenith has recommenced drilling at its Waratah Well JV in WA  All your ASX lithium news for Wednes...

ASX miners continue to have a stellar run in 2022 with several names eclipsing triple-digit gains since trading resumed in January. Despite some commodity prices softening lately, the volatility has provided plenty of upside potential fo...

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...