Articles On Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC)

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MRC’s greener test work is delivering battery-grade graphite

Purification tests carried out on graphite concentrates from Mineral Commodities’ Skaland and Munglinup have successfully produced battery grade spherical graphite. The test work carried out by Australian national science agency CSIRO conti...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: ASX edges higher, Zoom2U up 115pc on debut

The ASX regained some lost ground from yesterday’s bloodbath, but closed this week lower than what it began. The ASX 200 gained 0.5% to close at 7,407 points while the ASX Emerging Companies Index rose 2.45% to close at 2,469. Most sectors...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Strong graphite hits boost Traelen prospects

ASX-listed Mineral Commodities is producing strong results from drilling at its Traelen graphite mine in Norway, declaring the numbers confirm the high-grade resource. Aerial surveys next month will help guide an expanded drilling program n...

The West MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities finds more high-grade graphite at Trælen

Graphite player Mineral Commodities has released new high-grade results from a 3000m down dip resource drilling program at its Trælen mine in Norway.  Best results include: 13.2m at 25.6% Total Graphitic Carbon (TGC) from 144.7m; 32.65m at...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral sands man to take helm at Mineral Commodities

Well credentialed minerals sands mining executive Jacob Deysel has taken the helm of ASX-listed Mineral Commodities which coincides with a significant ramp up in production at the company’s South African mineral sands project.

The West MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: ‘It’s easy being green’ as battle to secure battery-grade nickel intensifies

Roskill forecasts demand for nickel chemicals to grow by over 500% between 2021 and 2030 It’s not just metals: battery makers are also getting hit with sharp price rises and supply shortages for non-active materials Several lithium players...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities signs deal to test graphite anode technology

Battery minerals player Mineral Commodities has taken an important step in its ambition to move to production of graphite anodes for lithium-ion batteries, signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Forge Nano for the use of an atomic coati...

The West MRC 3 years ago
New tech could enable Mineral Commodities ‘to compete with established anode producers globally’

Mineral Commodities has inked a Memorandum Of Understanding for the use of Forge Nano Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) coating tech, which could significantly improve the performance of MRC’s active anode materials for the battery sector. The...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Which battery metal moons next?

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium. Last week, ASX lithium stocks went mental. The spark was Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS)  with its announcement that t...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities hits its straps at African Mineral Sands play

Mineral Commodities has completed a productive quarter across its operations in both South Africa and Norway. The dynamic mineral producer has hit a series of milestones at the Tormin mineral sands operation and its new Traelen graphite dep...

The West MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Electric vehicles sales are hitting light speed

It took a full five years for electric vehicle sales to reach 1 million in 2015. Since then, things have gone exponential. In 2021, we are hitting those numbers in weeks and months, not years. In China about 235,000 plug-ins were sold in Ju...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Aussie shares rebound as ASX investors buy the dip

Aussie shares rebounded today following rises in the US and Europe overnight, after having fallen for the previous two days. The ASX 200 regained 0.78%, with all 11 sectors in the green except for Industrials and IT. Healthcare and financia...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities confirms graphite resource growth potential

Mineral Commodities is seeing strong potential for continuation of high-grade graphite mineralisation down-dip of historical resources at its Traelen graphite operation in Norway, with spectacular results reported from ongoing resource dril...

The West MRC 3 years ago
MRC’s graphite drilling cements Trælen’s top tier status

Mineral Commodities has reinforced its Trælen mine’s position as one of the world’s highest grade operating flake graphite mines with drilling returning up to 44.5% TGC. The top hit of 5m at 44.5% total graphitic carbon (TGC) from 81m withi...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Global lithium-ion battery gigafactories in pipeline hits eyewatering 4TWh

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and vanadium.   Only four battery gigafactories — super-sized producers of lithium-ion battery cells — were being planned in 20...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Today’s biggest small cap movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade. WINNERS Scrol...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Sand miners on the move but risks are high

A near doubling in the price of Iluka Resources (ASX: ILU) and a sharp upward move by Astron Corporation (ASX: ATR) has restored investor interest in titanium minerals and zircon, but before buying into one of Australia’s oldest mining indu...

SmallCaps MRC 3 years ago
10 at 10: These ASX stocks have notched up a milestone this morning

Stockhead’s Top 10 at 10, published at 10.15am 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...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Last Orders: ASX edges slightly lower amidst COVID fears

Australian shares appeared to shrug off the latest COVID-19 lockdowns for much of the day, but ultimately closed lower on the day. The ASX200 finished 0.01 per cent down at 7,307, while the ASX Emerging Companies Index fell 1.22 per cent, c...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Last Orders: ASX 200 finished Friday on a high after a rollercoaster week

Around 1 million residents of some inner-Sydney suburbs are to stay at home until next Friday, after the latest government-imposed lockdown. The restrictions will begin at midnight today, and last until midnight on Friday, July 2. To market...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Today’s biggest small cap movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers during the trading day. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intrad...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
ASX crosses 7,400 mark: What lies ahead for market

Summary The ASX 200 sets a new record by crossing 7,400 level for the first time. The benchmark trades higher by 23.50 points or 0.32% at 7,403 by afternoon. Nine of the 11 sectors are trading higher, with energy gaining the most, ris...

Kalkine Media MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Ignore short term market noise, the ‘perfect storm’ for rising battery metal prices is here

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX battery metals stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium.   The structural shift from fossil fuels to green energy is all but locked in. Now t...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities ready to ramp up Norway graphite production

Mineral Commodities has initiated decline mining at its Traelen graphite operation in Norway as it looks to build concentrate production from Skaland, one of the world’s significant natural flake graphite sources, from the current 10,000 to...

The West MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities starts new graphite chapter at Traelen mine

Mineral Commodities has started a new stage of graphite mining at the Traelen mine to support continued processing operations at its Skaland project. This involves the commencement of down-dip mining for the first time in the mine’s operati...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Today’s biggest small cap movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers during the trading day. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intrad...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Switch to EVs happening ‘en masse’ as they get cheaper, faster

The price difference between electric vehicles and their conventional petrol/diesel peers – a key obstacle to widespread EV adoption – is closing at an accelerated rate. Affordability = more EVs on the roads = more demand for battery metals...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
V-Con: Battery metals – the EV and grid storage boom in 2021

V-Con is Stockhead’s investing focused video conference series, bringing you expert insights, panel discussions and presentations from leading analysts, listed small caps and industry players. This latest video conference focuses on the Bat...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities unearths more high-grade sands in South Africa

Mineral Commodities continues to hit paydirt in South Africa, with drilling on its Eastern Strandline deposit returning intercepts of high-grade mineral sands including 7 metres at an impressive 42.1 per cent total heavy minerals from 31m d...

The West MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities joins EU ‘smart’ exploration push

Mineral Commodities will gain access to funding and exploration technology for its activities in Norway under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Smart Exploration Project after signing up to the EU initiative.

The West MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Corruption risks weigh on cobalt supply

Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving ASX stocks with exposure to lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel, rare earths, and vanadium. With some 85 per cent of the world’s cobalt originating from jurisdictions with higher levels of co...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
‘RIP ICE’: Hybrids and battery electric vehicles owned 32.2% of the European market in Q1

Europe’s electric vehicle boom continues apace with hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery EVs taking a combined 32.2% market share in the March quarter. The global EV trailblazer saw first quarter new battery electric vehicle (BEVs) registra...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Graphite play Renascor Resources applauds $400m clean energy funding in its home state

State Energy and Emissions Reduction Deal includes $400m funding for clean energy projects in SA Renascor Resources’ Siviour PSG project in South Australia is well poised to benefit from funding Other ASX graphite companies with graphite a...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Today’s biggest small cap movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade.   WINNERS Scr...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Closing Bell: Today’s biggest small cap movers on the ASX

Closing Bell is Stockhead’s daily recap of the ASX’s biggest winners and losers. Data is taken at the market close – at 4.10pm AEDT. Stocks highlighted in yellow rose (or fell) after making announcements during intraday trade. WINNERS Scrol...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Last Orders: ASX finishes slightly in the green; tech gains 2 per cent & another IPO more than doubles

Today, the ASX finished slightly in the green, tech stocks were up over 2 per cent, and another IPO gained over 100 per cent. The ASX 200 rose 0.04 per cent, closing at 6,977 points. Meanwhile, the ASX Emerging Companies Index rose 0.36 per...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities to form downstream graphite JV

Mineral Commodities has inked an exclusive deal with Swedish graphite processing specialist, Superior Graphite, to supply around 15 to 20 thousand tonnes per annum of spherical graphite to manufacturers in the burgeoning lithium-ion battery...

The West MRC 3 years ago
Why the Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) share price is moving higher

The Mineral Commodities Limited (ASX: MRC) share price is edging higher in morning trade, up 1.6%. Mineral Commodities entered a trading halt yesterday pending today’s announcement. We take a look at the details of the ASX resource share’s...

Motley Fool MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities deal could fast track anode production

Mineral Commodities has reached an agreement to form a joint venture that reduces its technology risk and place it on the fast track to anode production. Under the exclusive, non-binding MOU, the company will work with US graphite processor...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Last Orders: ASX breaks 6 day winning streak

After six trading days in a row in the green, the ASX finished lower today. The ASX 200 lost 0.30 per cent closing at 6,974 points while the ASX Emerging Companies Index lost 1.08 per cent – closing at 2,070. The best sectors were health an...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Why is the market in red today?

Source: HNK, Shutterstock The market traded lower today. The benchmark index ASX 200 steeply fell in the initial trade, and it continued to lose points towards lunchtime. It lost 27.40 points, a decline of 0.39% on Friday’s closure. 9 of...

Kalkine Media MRC 3 years ago
High Voltage: Lithium sun is starting to rise as demand improves

Active restocking by battery manufacturers has sent prices of battery-grade lithium chemicals soaring thanks to tight supplies. Fastmarkets noted that domestic Chinese lithium hydroxide prices climbed 4.1 per cent in a week to between 73,00...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities locks in garnet offtake agreements

After posting an EBITDA of US$21.3m for calendar 2020, ASX-listed Mineral Commodities has executed a number of agreements with offtake partner, GMA Group to lock in future sales of garnet concentrate from its Tormin mineral sands operation...

The West MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities firms up key garnet offtake contract

Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has reached a key garnet offtake agreement with GMA Group that provides a solid revenue flow for the next three years. With GMA taking up 65 per cent of the company’s garnet production in 2020, the new 100,000...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Battery metals in 2030: Here’s how lithium, cobalt, rare earths, graphite, nickel and copper could make your kid rich

By 2030, UBS predicts we’ll need a lot of manganese, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, nickel and copper if car makers are to hit some very ambitious production targets. They estimate EV penetration increasing from 4 per cent currently to 20 pe...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Hot Money Monday: These are the most in-demand stocks on the ASX right now

Stockhead’s Hot Money Monday analysis is based on the Relative Strength Index (RSI) — a technical gauge which measures how trading momentum is affecting the price action. A reading of 70 is seen as the level at which a company may have been...

Stockhead MRC 3 years ago
Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) share price plummets 25% as CEO sacked

The Mineral Commodities Limited (ASX: MRC) share price spent today in freefall after the termination of its CEO. The notice was issued after close of trade yesterday, with today being the first time investors had the chance to react.  The...

Motley Fool MRC 3 years ago
Caruso sacked from MRC

Caruso sacked from MRC. LONG time Mineral Commodities executive Mark Caruso has been sacked as the company's CEO.

Mining News MRC 3 years ago
Board terminates Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) CEO

26 Mar 2021 - The Board of Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has terminated its CEO Mark Caruso.

FNN MRC 3 years ago
Mark Caruso sacked amid Mineral Commodities probe into ‘related party matter’

Mineral Commodities has sacked promoter Mark Caruso as CEO five months month after he stepped down as chairman to fight charges.

The West MRC 3 years ago