Articles On QEM (ASX:QEM)

The Ethical Investor is Stockhead’s weekly look at ESG moves. This week’s special guest is Hickson Lawyers partner Persia Navidi.   The consumer watchdog is delivering on its promise last year to crack down on businesses making concerning c...

US and Japan strike a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals Ford plans to onshore US mining and processing capability inline with EV goals  Liontown Resources biggest mover this week following Albermarle takeover offer  Our High...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   As nations across the globe scramble for more low-carbon energy supplies with the climate crisis front of mind, the idea th...

Speeding up the processing application procedure of EU’s CRMA will help the bloc build its supply chain, experts say Cobalt prices tumble 60% since April 2022 Mincor up 30% for the week Our High Voltage column wraps all the news driving A...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   Green hydrogen produced from renewables via electrolysis is set to be at the very heart of the energy transition as more co...

If QEM is feeling a little smug today, it might be because the pieces needed for the company to achieve its goal of becoming a significant supplier of critical minerals in Australia are starting to fall into place. The specific pieces in t...

International Women’s Day 2023 is being celebrated today (8 March), an annual event supported by a diverse range of organisations and institutions including the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The ASX is part of a global collaboration...

Tesla already has profit margins far bigger than its competitors It plans to cut manufacturing costs for its next generation of vehicles by a further 50% “If Tesla can sell its new model for US$25,000, that will be revolutionary”: Wood Mac...

The ASX spikes on ‘news’ that the RBA has pushed rates up again, closing at +0.6% Invocare has risen from the grave after a bit to buy up the funeral company China finally breaks Errol Flynn’s world record for rattling sabres, terrifying K...

QEM (ASX:QEM) has encountered the highest vanadium extraction results to date following the first round of vanadium extraction testing by engineering and environmental consultancy GSA Environmental.  The results, generated by comprehensive...

Reporting season wrap: PLS announces maiden divvy on $1.24bn NPAT, AKE and MIN also enjoy skyrocketing lithium profits +US$1.5bn of copper and cobalt is being stockpiled in the DRC due to a dispute If it hits the market cobalt prices will...

With vanadium starting to come into its own as the next great battery metal, QEM couldn’t have picked a better time to announce extraction rates of up to 98% from its Julia Shale project in Queensland. The result from the acid leaching of s...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   New analysis of 212 submissions to the government’s National Electric Vehicle Strategy has revealed 73 per cent of organisa...

We are likely in the early stages of this battery metals super cycle: Sprott Asset Management Lithium supply ‘unlikely to keep up’; copper and nickel supply will also go into deficit Battery metals M&A also ramping up Our High Voltage...

ASX slides to a 1.0% dip as Hump Day fails to live up to its name. Unemployment has to rise to ease inflation, according to very-employed RBA chief. Omnia Metals (ASX:OM1) leads the winners worth watching among Small Caps today.   The ASX...

AVZ’ problems compound with cancelation of mining licence decree for Manono lithium project Shareholders remain in limbo, with AVZ in suspension since May 2022 Aussie-based firm Recharge Industries has been named as the preferred bidder fo...

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced a 100GWh Gigafactory expansion in Nevada It could need up to 115,000t lithium, 15,000t cobalt, 14,000t manganese, 125,000t nickel and 170,000t graphite anode per year Standout Battery Metals Stocks of the...

Its quarterlies season again as the ASX market announcements page becomes increasingly flooded with earnings lodgements. To save you the trouble of trudging through it all, we’ve wrapped up the highlights from some of the reports that caugh...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   In a move to help Australia become a renewable energy superpower, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) tipped a f...

An Australian-first critical minerals demonstration facility, expanded to include more than just vanadium, will be built in Townsville to unlock Queensland’s next mining and manufacturing boom. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the $75 mil...

Lithium producers are releasing some truly stunning numbers for the December quarter Analysts are upgrading their outlook for 2023; ASX producers are heading back towards all-time highs Battery Metals Weekly Winners: Conico, Patriot Batter...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   Low-carbon investments are going to vault, using a pole by US$60bn this year – some 10pc higher than 2022 – thanks to wind...

Vanadium demand in batteries expected to grow ~10.6% a year between 2021 and 2050 New supply needed from 2029 as demand overtakes supply: WoodMac “The development of vanadium redox flow batteries for mega scale energy storage is developing...

A $35bn subsea cable venture collapses due to an “absence of alignment” for it’s billionaire backers McGowan Government approves allocation of land for seven renewable energy projects Element 25 signs offtake and project financing agreeme...

Core Lithium ready to ship ore to China, with first shipment loaded Green Critical Minerals confirms 160km long rare earths trend in the NT Critical Resources to acquire Gullwing-Tot Lakes property in Canada   Our High Voltage column wrap...

This joint funding deal supports projected private investment in regional energy infrastructure of $32m by 2030 Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen announces $176m of investment to eight grid scale battery projects Woodside awards major co...

Australia is home to many of the elements the world needs to make advanced technology such as smartphones, computers, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs). According to the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, Aust...

ASX-listed company QEM (ASX:QEM) reports its new global industry, research, and education partner, the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute (UQ SMI), has started the first work order at its Julia Creek Vanadium / Oil Sh...

Well… that was Tuesday, everyone. We trust you’ve had a great day, and hope that the whims of the Market Gods mean that you’ve managed to dodge the let-downs and can still put your hand in your pocket to pay for a pizza when you get home. B...

An energy transition pathway consistent with the Paris Agreement is possible with immediate action and major investment There needs to be $3 invested in low-carbon supply for every $1 in fossil-fuel supply Rio plans further investment in r...

Future mining plans in north-west Queensland could be undermined by a lack of highly skilled workers, industry experts have warned. It seems Australia may lack the workforce needed to fully utilise 18 per cent of the world’s vanadium suppl...

Morgan Stanley bears warn lower Chinese demand could hit lithium prices in 2023 New US plant to double Yank cathode production by 2027 as customer General Motors plots electric makeover Top ASX battery metals stocks this week: NiCo Resourc...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   Australia’s clean energy transition is in desperate need of policy certainty despite reaching a new record for investment c...

Anglo American commits to 100pc renewable electricity for its operations in Australia from 2025 FFI partners with Windlab on a ‘Super Hub’ expected to generate 10GW of wind and solar power AGL ushers in a cleaner future for energy in Austr...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy. Climate TRACE, a global non-profit coalition tracking the world’s real-time greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has published a n...

Energy transition metal ETFs a way for retail investors to get exposure to a variety of future-facing metals and stocks Examples on the ASX include CLNE, GMTL, XMET This week’s top battery metals stocks: Trek Metals, Winsome Resources Our...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy.   Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is out with evidence showing support for fossil fuels by G20 nations in 2021 reached th...

Emission Control is Stockhead’s fortnightly take on all the big news surrounding developments in renewable energy. Building on recently passed climate laws which brought in a tougher 2030 emissions reduction target to put Australia on a tra...

Pilbara Minerals sells 5,000t of lower grade (5.5%) spodumene for a record $US35.5m via Battery Material Exchange “We could see a bit of an M&A frenzy with producers like Pilbara, Allkem and IGO looking to secure strategic assets of sc...

In the FY 21/22, the Federal Government handed out $11.6 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry The climate council has found five ‘better’ ways the government could be spending the money These include things like funding another...

China will extend its dominance in cathode production, increasing market share from 78% in 2022 to 87% in 2030: Benchmark And yet this will mostly be from Tier 3 producers, which currently do not supply EV market Tier 1 production — those...

AGL plans to supply customers with up 12 gigawatts of new renewable generation before 2036 An ambitious $62 billion energy plan has been carved out for the state of Queensland Tritium will provide fast chargers for a new EV highway in the...

QEM (QEM) has entered a trading halt while it prepares for a capital raiseThe company has not disclosed how much it will raise, neither did it mention what the money will be used forThe market will find out more details by no later than Mon...

Benchmark set to end the day up 1.5% Small caps gain 2.2% Raiden Resources uses word visible,  Regional markets – pretty much led by ours – have risen in rare unison on Thursday thanks mainly to the wonderful stuff-up executed by UK Prime...

Investor sentiment for rare earths stocks is flying There is about 750g of magnet rare earths on every EV motor, about 2 tonnes in offshore wind turbines  EVs, wind turbines are exponential growth sectors Our High Voltage column wraps all...

ASX lithium miners are raking it in, a trend set to continue for a while yet CATL’s new batteries travel an impressive +1,000km between each charge Last week’s top ASX performers: Anson, White Cliff, Dart Mining  Our High Voltage column w...

Tassie’s got 25,000GWh of renewable energy projects waiting to come online by 2030 Provaris Energy’s Tiwi H2 Project receives Major Project Status by the NT Government NEW reaches binding agreement to sell its portfolio of 14 US solar ass...

Ford slashes 3,000 jobs as shift to EVs gathers pace At least 2 significant producers in Sichuan have suspended lithium production, while another has halved output due to the heatwave-driven powercrunch: Fastmarkets Last week’s top ASX per...

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...

ACT announces plan to electrify Canberra with renewable electricity over the next two decades The renewable energy sector defies supply chain challenges in 2022 to hit a record first half for new investment ECT, BSX, and PRM are this fortn...