Articles On Volt Resources (ASX:VRC)

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...

Ukraine war could push already high nickel, lithium prices higher Australian producers positioned to benefit: Far East Capital’s Warwick Grigor Weekly Winners: Lodestar Minerals, Metals Australia, Lynas Rare Earths Our High Voltage column...

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, manganese, magnesium, and vanadium.   After a huge collective performance in 2021, the froth has been blown off l...

Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk when s..t hits the proverbial fan. That’s why the precious metal appears to perform well in times of war or political instability. Conversely, stocks and bonds perform best in a sta...

Prices for rare earths neodymium and praseodymium have exploded to record highs Chinese rare earth company swoops on Aussie junior Peak Rare Earths (ASX:PEK) Desperate battery makers continue buying lithium at any price Our High Voltage c...

“Volt is delighted with this unique opportunity to work with Energy Supply Developers in developing a battery supply chain to support the fast-growing electric vehicle and energy storage markets in the United States," says MD.

Volt Resources (VRC) signs letter of intent with Energy Supply Developers (ESD) to supply battery anode materials for its lithium-ion battery gigafactory in the United States Under the agreement Volt will provide coated spheroinised purifi...

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.30am each trading day, highlights the best (and worst) performing ASX small caps in morning trade using live data. It’s a short, sharp update to help frame the trading day by showing the biggest mov...

Volt is looking to enter the US and European battery materials market as a manufacturer of anode-ready spherical graphite. The company has also taken advantage of graphite by-products suitable for the lead-acid and alkaline battery markets...

Cobalt prices hit US$70,000/t in December; a 119% increase over 12 months ‘While Gigafactories pop up at record speeds, developing industrial-scale [cobalt] mines still takes 10-15 years’: Eurasian Resources Group Lithium producers are rak...

“Volt continues to monitor the geopolitical situation in Ukraine closely and assess and discuss the situation with our local management team and our advisors. So far, no developments have occurred to change or alter the current operations o...

Alas. After teasing gold bugs with a push through $1,840/oz over the past week, we are now back below ~$US1,800/oz. Gold stocks can’t seem to catch a break. What gives? I don’t get it. PM miners didn’t even get the windfall of the market w...

Tesla rakes in biggest quarterly profit ever as EV sales explode. Elon Musk says iron, not nickel-rich chemistries will power “Terrawatt-hour” energy storage business. GWR Group trades iron ore for magnesium in green push. Our High Volta...

Over December, Volt Resources (VRC) increased production at the Zavalievsky graphite mine in Ukraine by 44 per cent on November A total of 807 tonnes of graphite product was produced over the month, at an average of 50 tonnes of product pe...

As winter ends and temperatures increase, the plant operating days will increase resulting in substantial increases in monthly graphite production.

Wall Street wobbles again Volatile trading in New York saw US stock markets turn early gains into losses, with all three major benchmarks (S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq) closing 1% lower. Global stocks have taken a beating this week as...