Articles On Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC)

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...

Despite all three US markets claiming new records overnight, the ASX200 is expected to shed a just over a quarter of a per cent when trade gets underway shortly. Megacap Apple dropped 4 per cent after the US Department of Justice lodged...

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...

  Local markets ride commodities lift to offset weak performance from Wall Street on Friday ASX 200 benchmark finished the day on +0.09pc, a lot higher than it really had any right to Resources led the way, overcoming a significant deadwei...

Good morning, and welcome to Stockhead’s Top 10 at shortly-before-11-ish, which is meant 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...

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...

Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has extended the closing date of the retail offer of its $15 million capital raise by a week from 16 November to 23 November 2023. The company now expects the results of the pro-rata non-renounceable entitle...

China’s control over the graphite supply chain is nothing new. As the world’s top graphite producer and exporter, China dominates every stage of the supply chain from feedstock material to active anode material production (AAM), accounting...

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 index ends -0.6 lower Utilities only sector in the green Small caps led by LSA, AZS   The ASX200 has closed 42 points (-0.61%) lower on Thursday. May as well get you a pic. I’ll point out the important bits…   ASX200 ON THUR...

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...

Benchmark ASX index finishes ever so slightly up ASX Sectors led by Financial, IT, Property and Materials Small cap gainers: RBL, PIL, and LPI   Here’s how we ended on Thursday. Local markets largely did okay, and then wilted when we go...

Mineral Commodities is back up and running at its Skaland Graphite AS operation in Norway after a mechanical failure of its primary ore production drill rig last month caused a temporary production halt.

Highlights Mineral Commodities has restarted primary drilling and ore production at the Skaland Graphite AS (Skaland) operations. MRC has commissioned a rental drill rig at Skaland, replacing the primary ore production drill rig (Tamr...

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...

What stocks trading at 52-week highs are telling us How do we know if they are overbought or oversold? We take a look at one investing strategy called the 52-Week High Rotation Strategy   One indicator used by chartists to determine an en...

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...

Mineral Commodities is back in the black with an annual net profit of more than US$780,000 for the past financial year, compared to an annual net loss of about US$4.5 million for the previous reporting period.

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...

Mineral Commodities has named Scott Lowe as the company’s new chief executive officer. Mr Lowe has more than 35 years of industry experience and will oversee promising projects in WA and South Africa..

Highlights Mineral Commodities has appointed Scott Lowe as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will take charge of the position from 1 September 2023. Lowe is highly experienced having worked varied jurisdictions and commodities....

Global miner Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has appointed Scott Lowe as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 1 September 2023. The $39.41 million market capitalisation company reports Lowe is taking the reins from interim CE...

Shares to open flat after the Fed bumped rates another 25bp Google, Microsoft and Meta reported earnings The word AI was mentioned over 1,000 times in the earnings reports   Local shares are set to open flat on Thursday after a mixed sess...

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...

After a positive resolution to a legal dispute, Mineral Commodities has finalised its 100 per cent-ownership of the Skaland graphite project in Norway, solidifying the company’s battery anode business segment.

Global miner Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) reports its subsidiary, MRC Graphite, has entered into an agreement to obtain BSG Mining’s 10% interest in Skaland Graphite, which holds the Skaland Graphite Operation in Norway. The company says b...

Highlights  Mineral Commodities’ subsidiary MRCGN has came to settlement with BSG on all outstanding matters. MRCGN will acquire BSG’s interest in Skaland graphite project. MRC is focused on achieving graphite ore-to-battery anode pil...

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...

Global miner Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) reports its subsidiary MRC Graphite has signed a participation and heritage engagement agreement for the Munglinup Graphite Project in Western Australia. The company reports the agreement with the...

 Highlights: A subsidiary company of Mineral Commodities, MRC Graphite Pty Ltd, has inked a participation and heritage engagement agreement with ETNTAC for the Munglinup Graphite project. The project is a crucial asset in terms of busi...

Mineral Commodities has inked a deal with a local Native Title group for its Munglinup graphite project near Esperance. The agreement with ETNTAC opens the door for further environmental and mining approvals.

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,...

Junior explorer Everest Metals (ASX:EMC) has begun a diamond drilling program at its Revere Gold Project in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The company reports the program will consist of 3 diamond holes for 1,000m to test the vol...

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...

Mineral Commodities has tabled a maiden mineral resource at its De Punt project in South Africa of 66.1 million tonnes at an impressive 16.9 per cent total heavy minerals (THM) for 11.19 million tonnes THM.

Highlights Mineral Resource at De Punt -- 66.1 million tonnes at 16.9% THM (7.1% VHM), containing 11.19 million tonnes of total heavy mineral Tormin Mineral Resources increased to 282.6 million tonnes at 10.9% THM, containing 30.8 mill...

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...

Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has signed a funding and offtake agreement with GMA Group member company Garnet International Resources for the Tormin Mineral Sands Operation in the Western Cape of South Africa. Under the agreement, Mineral S...

Highlights: Mineral Commodities and Blue Bantry have entered into GMA Agreements with Garnet International Resources Pty Ltd, a member of GMA Group. As per the agreement, Mineral Sands Resources has consented to provide GMA Group with...

Mineral Commodities has turned up what appear to be world-beating valuable heavy mineral drill intercepts to 36 per cent at its De Punt project in South Africa. It is now eager to develop its promising deposit.

Highlights Mineral Commodities’ (ASX:MRC) subsidiary Mineral Sands Resources has wrapped up the Phase 1 of resource definition drilling from Prospecting Right for De Punt Inland Strands. Of the 6,000m exploration program, 6,018m of air...