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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...

ASX rises on Thursday Nine sectors end higher, led by property stocks Small caps led by BEZ   The local benchmark index hit a record high this morning before trimming gains late. The S&P/ASX200 closed up Thursday, gaining 22.40 poi...

Geothermal is capable of producing reliable, baseload renewable energy New technology has reduced the cost of drilling wells and accuracy of interpreting data New wave of geothermal players could help meet Australia’s green energy needs  ...

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...

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...

Earths Energy’s South Australian geothermal projects assessed to be commercially viable Projects could be candidates for the use of enhanced and advanced geothermal systems used in the US Paralana project found to be a prime development ca...

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...

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...

Xero and Nvidia buoyed Tech, while BHP dragged Mining Gold stocks were the worst performing miners today New tensions over China’s drills near Taiwan   The benchmark ASX 200 index was down about -0.50% on Thursday. Xero’s (ASX:XRO) 10% ju...

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...

The first on-ground exploration program in 14 years is underway at Talisman Mining Ltd (ASX: TLM)’s Mabel Creek iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) prospect in South Australia, which was only added to the company’s portfolio last year. A groun...

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...

The ASX 200 erases early morning’s losses, rallying to close the day +0.3% higher.  This comes as the ABS released its monthly CPI report, which shows that YoY inflation was steady in February at 3.4% for a third straight month. The figure...

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...

The ASX200 has ended Friday down 0.15pc, but ends week higher Property and Healthcare gains offset by Resources losses  Small Caps led by Gold50   Wall Street hit more record highs on Thursday in New York, the Australian market on Friday,...

Local markets end lower on big bank sell-off Material gains offset by Telco’s and Financials  Small Caps led by rare earths developer Arafura   Local markets have not showered anyone in glory, profit or confidence on Thursday. At 4pm on 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...

  Marmota’s REE drilling has intersected 4m composite intersections at up to 2,104ppm of clay-hosted REE mineralisation Multiple +1,000ppm TREO intersections made over a zone extending 2.8km from south to north, and up to 2.8km east to wes...

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...

Momentum-oriented investors live by the saying “the trend is your friend”. In essence, a momentum trader will be “buying high, but hoping to sell even higher” – which is the counter to the well known strategy of “buy low and sell high”. Som...

  ASX200 rises by a broken fingernail and just looks flat IT gains offset by Energy losses as uranium stocks get hit hard Really peculiar bunch of small cap winners led by AVA Risk and Venture Minerals   Local markets have wavered either...

Aussie nickel industry continues a tumultuous ride as First Quantum pulls pin on Ravensthorpe mining operation Expert outlook for nickel more broadly? Modestly crap. Righto, could be worse… Hang on, Pilbara Minerals might’ve just given lit...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

ASX200 drops sharply on Wall Street worry Healthcare only sector to rise Small caps led by Noxopharm, Nimy Resources, Alderan and ECS Botanics   The ASX200 has inched below where it was at the start of 2023, while the Australian dollar...

“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...

Petratherm (PTR) announces the discovery of high-grade REEs at its Artemis Prospect in South Australia Artemis sits within a larger area of interest called Comet The Artemis Prospect has only had some 10 per cent of its total three k...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 11-ish, published once I’ve consumed enough coffee each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX stocks in morning trade using live (not frozen!) data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the tr...

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...

Marmota has kicked off drilling for rare earths at Target 21 within its South Australian tenements, a prospect it has nicknamed ‘Manna from Heaven’. Marmota’s (ASX:MEU) immediate neighbour Petratherm discovered its highest-value and most ex...

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...

Early-stage explorer Taiton Resources (ASX:T88) is undertaking an ultrafine (UF) soil sampling program to better understand the nature of its Highway Project in South Australia. The company considers Highway to be prospective for ionic clay...

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...

Critical minerals explorer Petratherm (ASX:PTR) is conducting a systematic program to advance current prospects and test new areas within its Comet Rare Earth Element (REE) Project in South Australia. Speaking to Mining.com.au after his pre...

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...