Articles On Volt Resources (ASX:VRC)

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...

EVN’s Jake Klein predicts US$2-US$3,000/oz gold price for this time next year Is a wave of merger and acquisition activity coming in the ASX gold space? Bounce back in vehicle production to boost PGM demand Gold price hits a four-week high...

Volt Resources (VRC) restarts production at the Zavalievsky graphite mine and processing plant in Ukraine Based on previous operating performance and improvements, Zavalievsky is forecast to produce between 8000 and 9000 tonnes of graphite...

Gold price hits three-week high post-FOMC rates decision ASX Quarterly Gold Wrap: producers hit a low bar, investors are pleased Gold demand falls in H1 as cost-of-living pressures bite, WGC says Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news...

Gold is down 5% for July and on a broader downward trajectory, Metals Focus says Aeris Resources’ Golden Plateau deposit could extend the mine life at Cracow Golden State Mining has kicked off drilling at the Yule project in WA   Our Gold...

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...

The US dollar looks set to reach 20-year highs, impacting gold’s safe haven status JP Morgan employees on trial in Chicago after ‘spoofing trades’ accusations PGM supply through the recycling of auto catalysts has taken a hit ‘cos Covid O...

Nickel, copper, cobalt, zinc and graphite are battery metals in high demand in Europe Eurometaux says 10% more zinc, 35% more copper, 100% more nickel and 330% more cobalt are needed by 2050 Europe’s EV uptake is the driving force for batt...

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...

Volt Resources (VRC) is set to raise $1.7 million to recommence graphite production in Ukraine The company will issue over 107 million shares at 1.6 cents per share, plus 53.6 million unlisted options with an exercise price of 2.4 cents Fu...

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...

The ASX200 makes it four gains in a row The small cap index remains uninspired despite some strong individual performances HRL and 4DX deliver huge returns on Tuesday   The benchmark XJO is up by 0.6%. The little XEC index is not. The ASX...

Volt Resources (VRC) enters a trading halt amid a capital raise So far, it is not known how much the company is aiming to raise or where the funds will be spent The halt means company shares will be paused until Thursday, June 30, or when...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Benchmark down 1.6%, small caps 2% Shares dive on surprise size of rate hike  Dateline Resources lifts on 100m intercept   In some miserable pre-rate day trade the small caps index and the ASX200 were down 1.5% and 1% respectively as trad...

Graphite producer and battery materials developer Volt Resources [ASX:VRC] announced it had signed a letter of intent for the sale of 5,000 tonnes of fine flake graphite product from its Bunyu Graphite Project. The post Volt Resources [ASX:...

Volt Resources’ (VRC) subsidiary, Volt Graphite Tanzania, has signed a letter of intent with Graphex Technologies Graphex, a battery anode material producer, will purchase 5000 tonnes of natural flake graphite every year for 10 years from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

US gold price down more than 10% or $200 from its peak But Aussie gold miners faring better due to weak AUD-USD exchange rate This week’s ASX standouts: Twenty Seven Co, OzAurum Resources Our Gold Digger column wraps all the news driving...

East Africa could be the new hub for graphite projects in a bid to diversify supply Natural graphite is forecast to move into a structural deficit by mid-decade Four ASX stocks have exposure to African graphite projects The unprecedented...

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...

Volt Resources (VRC) is implementing plans to become a battery materials producer in Europe and the US The plans are based on an integrated supply chain using flake graphite from its mine and processing plant in Ukraine and the Bunyu graph...

Statevolt plans battery metals plant in US, signs lithium supply deal with Controlled Thermal Resources WA’s Curtin University gets $50m Trailblazer funding for resources technology and critical minerals hub Weekly ASX battery metal st...

ASX gives back early gains on Wednesday Small caps whacked as Fed Hawks get hawky, bonds get toppy, coal prices surge, oil prices plunge… again And now the market news in briefs. Unlike the no-frills, straight-shooting ASX Emerging Compan...

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...

Volt Resources (VRC) signs a joint development agreement with its US tech partner American Energy Technologies and alkaline battery producer Urban Electric Power  The collaboration will test non-spherical graphite, used to produce ultra-hi...

Okay, who poked the S&P/ASX Emerging Companies index (XEC) this morning? Someone woke the sleeping Spinosaurus – the largest carnivorous dinosaur on this planet – that lies at the heart of our beloved small cap thermometer. It started r...

Are high fuel prices accelerating the EV transition? Macquarie says ‘valuation upside remains for all covered ASX lithium and rare earths stocks’ Biggest ASX movers this week: Krakatoa Resources, Ragnar Metals, GME Resources, Jindalee Reso...

Canada is slated to invest $2b in nickel, lithium, cobalt, and magnesium Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is due to release its budget on Thursday Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include Golden Deeps, Latin Resources and R...

Underinvestment in graphite supply has flown under the radar as lithium, nickel, copper and cobalt have grabbed the headlines Prices across all types of graphite are up 22% year on year according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Walkabout...

Gold price to hit $US2,200 as stagflation fears take hold U.S. and allies officially prohibit all transactions with Russia involving gold, one of its financial lifelines. Will it work? Gold price rebounds over past week to $US1,960/oz Our...

ASX Emerging Companies (XEC) index has closed 0.8% lower on Thursday Monday winners: Australian Vanadium Limited (ASX:AVL), Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies (ASX:ROO)  Monday losers: Hawsons Iron Ore (ASX:HIO), Icannex Healthcar...

Highlights The ASX Small Ordinaries index was trading flat by 12:30 PM AEDT, after plunging to a low of 3,315.7 in early trade. VRC, BKY and ZNO are three ASX penny stocks making big gains today. A conservative position sizing is reco...

Volt Resources forced to mothball Ukraine graphite mine; progresses plans to supply graphite product to a US gigafactory Uranium stock Berkeley Energia  has gained 170% since start of March on no news Boadicea Resources preps lithium drill...

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...

Anecdotal evidence suggests EVs more popular as fuel prices soar Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include St George, Riversgold, Ragusa and Moho  Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, co...

War gossip/news remains the main driver of gold prices. The precious metal is having one of those volatile weeks where unless they timed their entry and exit perfectly, investors probably had a tough time whether long or short, says OANDA s...

London Metals Exchange stops nickel trading after price hits $US100,000/t Weekly ASX battery metal standouts include Metals Australia, Cobalt Blue and Impact Minerals  Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exp...

A good week for gold, which is up 1.04% to ~$US1,940/oz at time of writing. History shows us war doesn’t usually trigger an extended rally, but news flow – or lack thereof – coming out of Ukraine continues to be the biggest influence on the...

Volt Resources (VRC) set to raise $2.5 million in a share placement to new investors and existing shareholders Chairman Asimwe Kabunga has committed to take up $500,000 in the total capital raise, subject to shareholder approval Volt says...

“I am very pleased with the level of support from existing shareholders and new investors with this capital raising. Once again Volt’s chairman, Asimwe Kabunga, has shown his strong commitment to the company through his cornerstone particip...