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ASX drops as banks take a hit Star Entertainment tanks, future in doubt US jobs data set to move the Fed   The ASX fell for the second day in a row as the S&P/ASX 200 tumbled by 0.42%. For the week, though, the index was up by about 0...

Lithium Americas boosts Thacker Pass resource in Nevada, USA, to 14.3Mt LCE Project takes the title as world’s largest measured lithium reserve and resource ASX juniors in the region have welcomed the update   Our High Voltage column wrap...

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) has applied for a patent for its process to manufacture graphene enhanced materials for electrocatalysts used in hydrogen production.  This new process uses existing capital equipment to create new grades of grap...

ASX slips as retail data dampens rate cut hopes Star Entertainment crashes 27% on cash burn warning Bitcoin dips, China faces fresh deflation fears   After five days of gains, the ASX took a breather on Thursday, dipping 0.24% as retail s...

Lepidico appoints administrators amid lithium price crunch Company failed to find financing for Karibib project in Namibia Comes amid a swathe of mine closures and job losses   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stock...

The ASX 200 is expected to rise as much a 0.35% at open, with a looming Santa rally in December now a chance to push the Aussie market well beyond all-time highs. The year-end optimism Down Under comes after a bumpy Trump-led week on Wal...

WA Govt supports struggling lithium miners amid price flop Support package includes waiving downstream processing fees Port and tenement fees also waived for miners in ramp up phase   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX...

Lithium prices faking at a rebound as corporate activity rises Sayona-Piedmont the latest scrip M&A deal, while Norm Seckold lists $9.7m Nevada lithium float WA1, Nico, Pantera among High Voltage weekly gains   Our High Voltage column...

EV maker BYD’s October sales put them on par with Ford year-to-date This comes after the Chinese giant beat Tesla on quarterly revenue Most consumer demand coming from hybrid vehicles   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving...

The ASX200 has been up 1.1% at 8315 points in afternoon trade. Gold stocks have bounced back today in response to a resurgent gold price. The safe-haven precious metal has been trading at US$2700 per ounce. All sectors have chalked up...

Trump administration could repeal elements of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Benchmark analyst says fossil fuels likely to be in the spotlight Any impact on electric vehicle and battery sector could be years away   Our High Voltage colum...

How close to break even are WA lithium producers? MinRes knocks back concerns about meeting cost guidance Green Critical Minerals, OD6 Metals and Talga among the weekly battery metals rocketships   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

Fastmarkets reckons lithium price increases are not sustainable More production cuts are forecast out of China Outlook for cobalt, manganese, nickel and graphite demand also sluggish   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving AS...

US government considers setting price floors for critical minerals like lithium CME is launching a spodumene futures contract this month Liontown makes price public for Kathleen Valley lithium shipment   Our High Voltage column wraps all...

The ASX today informed more than 20 companies – across numerous sectors, including healthcare, technology and basic materials – that they would be suspended from trading as a result failure provide periodic reports by the correct date. T...

CATL supply cuts have given lithium equity sentiment a boost But Benchmark Mineral Intelligence price assessments show there has been little immediate impact on chemical pricing Element 25 among the leading battery metals stock on US Gover...

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) has signed a two-year graphene supply deal with Halocell Energy for the production of perovskite solar cells. Perovskite solar cells are a relatively new type of solar cell that has shown significant progress in...

Reports says we could source US$1bn of critical minerals from EV scraps by 2045 US$1600 worth of Li-ion battery metals and REEs could be recovered per vehicle Automotive OEMs are already building out circular rare earths supply chains  ...

Global EV charging infrastructure way behind whats needed to meet 2030 EV demand US only has 183,000 public ports, EU has around 630,000 Fuel retailers could be well placed to fill the gap   Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driv...

Tianqi loses appeal to halt Chilean state run miner deal with SQM SQM and Codelco pursue deal to extract lithium at Atacama salt flat Rio and BYD in the running for Altoandinos salt flat project   Our High Voltage column wraps all the ne...

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...

At the start of this week several mining companies secured funding or were conducting capital raisings, including De Grey Mining (ASX:DEG) which secured approval for $150 million of debt funding.  The Australian Government’s Northern A...

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...

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...

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) has secured a partnership to expedite the Hydrogen Production and Safe Storage for Utilisation in Mobility Project, which costs $3.72 million contributed by UK and Australian members.  The project brings together...

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...

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...

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...

Building on pre-existing collaborative efforts, First Graphene (ASX:FGR) is to see its patented PureGRAPH-CEM product trialled on-site UK-based cement plant operator Breedon Group’s workyard. PureGRAPH-CEM is ultimately an additive which...

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...

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...

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...

Solar panels on a roof to generate solar-powered energy Source: Adobe Stock While concepts such as net-zero buildings, sustainable construction, and “turning brown buildings green” are not new, 2023 has seen these trends emerge with for...

  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...

The S&P ASX 200 fell -3.8% in October with mid-caps falling -6.94% and small-caps down -5.45% for the month S&P ASX 200 Energy was the only sector that closed October in the black with all Australian equity factors in red Dimerix...

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...

The Week That Was The world looks very different this week after the addition of what Barclays economic team calls ‘a complex cocktail of geopolitical risk, mixed macro data, a nervous oil market,’ and a US Fed finding nice things to say ab...

First Graphene (ASX:FGR) enters a joint two-year development and commercialisation agreement with the UK’s largest cement manufacturer, Breedon Group The collaboration takes place at the Hope Cement Works, located within the Peak Distric...

ASX to lift again today after a mixed session on Wall Street German shoe brand Birkenstock’s debut listing was disappointing Some caution needed in the quarters ahead, says expert   Aussie shares are poised to rise for the fifth day strai...

ASX200 futures were up a flattish 0.08 per cent at 8.30 am AEDT on the back of a fourth positive night in the US for stock markets. The S&P 500 finished up 0.43 per cent and the NASDAQ up 0.71 per cent. China recently finished i...

Benchmark index finishes higher on strong oil prices ASX Sectors led by oil-driven gains for Energy Fin Resources banks a banger to be Monday’s small cap legend   The ASX200 found some enthusiasm for living on Monday arvo, supported abl...