Articles On Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG)

On Monday, several mining companies topped up their coffers, including IperionX (ASX:IPX) which has received firm commitments to raise $100 million.  Proceeds from the placement will be applied to Virginia titanium production campus expa...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) is readying to drill test its high-priority Orrvik Lithium Project in Sweden after channel sampling exposed a wide outcropping spodumene-bearing pegmatite.  Channel sampling revealed an outcropping spodumene-beari...

Ragnar Metals Ltd (ASX:RAG) has discovered a 11.55 metre spodumene-bearing pegmatite at its Orrvik lithium project in Sweden, with sampling showing that its holds lithium, tantalum and tin mineralisation, with a high-grade zone and potentia...

ASX expected to open slightly lower US inflation slightly higher at 2.4pc, but still lowest in 3 years Aussie traders optimistic, with 66pc expecting a rally in next 6 months   The ASX is likely to open slightly lower when the market resu...

The ASX200 is set to open almost flat today (with a rise of 0.04%), after weaker performances on US bourses following a hotter-than-expected inflation reading which added uncertainty to the likely actions of the Federal Reserve at its Novem...

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...

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...

The ASX is anticipated to experience a slight decline at the opening on Tuesday, following Wall Street's gains as investors analyze comments from U.S. policymakers. At 8 AM AEST, the SPI ASX200 futures contract indicated a decrease of 0.1%....

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) says it has uncovered a “potential large” heavy rare earth- (HREE) bearing syenite intrusive at the Melson prospect in southern Sweden.  The announcement comes after Ragnar conducted a second field program at the...

ASX set for slight drop as investors digest Fed comments Fed officials hint at potential future rate cuts Gold prices hit record highs while Tesla and Boeing rise   The ASX is looking at a slight drop when the market opens on Tuesday desp...

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...

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...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) has uncovered three drill-ready targets across multiple prospects after conducting a field trip at the Orrvik Lithium Project in Sweden. Rock geochemistry from pegmatites shows several chemical and mineral fracti...

ASX set to open higher, driven by easing inflation data in the US US PPI fell short of expectations, boosting hopes for a Fed rate cut Starbucks up 24pc, Nvidia up 7pc, and Avon filed for bankruptcy   The ASX is set to open sharply higher...

Ragnar Metals’ (ASX:RAG) June quarter was underpinned by a new heavy rare earths discovery and investment in gold producer Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU).  The company identified a new zone of heavy rare earth elements from 41 rock chip samples...

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...

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...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) has secured approval for its strategic investment in Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU), with a 16.3% shareholding.  Kaiser Reef’s shareholders voted in favour of a two-tranche placement at a recent extraordinary general meeti...

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...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) says drilling is required to evaluate the potential of the Flaken prospect at its Olserum North Heavy Rare Earth (HREE) Project in southern Sweden, following results supporting the potential for rare earths mineralis...

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...

Tesltra slumps, iron ore miners gain BHP faces a deadline today to decide on its bid for Anglo America Webjet reveals plans to split its travel divisions, boosting its share price today   The ASX 200 closed flattish on Wednesday, as big l...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) has acquired a sizeable stake in gold miner Kaiser Reef (ASX:KAU), which is looking to boost operations at its A1 Nova Gold Project in eastern Victoria.  This strategic investment was implemented following a due d...

  Kaiser Reef receives $5m investment from Ragnar Metals to advance development of Nova gold project Nova is part of Kaiser’s producing A1 mine, down below historical levels previously reached Output targeted to 2X from 12,000ozpa to 24,00...

Ragnar Metals (ASX:RAG) is looking to the next phase of exploration after rock chip assays confirmed the prospectivity of its Olserum North Heavy Rare Earths Project in southern Sweden.  The rock chip samples, collected during a recent f...

What’s moving and shaking in the ASX-centric world of lithium? Let’s take a quick look.    Sayona Mining (ASX:SYA) grabbed us by the attention deficit disorder earlier today after the struggling miner grabbed itself a lift on the back of po...

Where’s lithium at today? We’ll start with the Chinese-flavoured “spot price”. Lithium Price Bot says… that the lithium carbonate pricing is trending down for the moment, to the tune of about -0.31% and spot further: -0.7%. Is the lithium s...

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...

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...

  S&P/ASX 200 Futures ahead 0.25%, after Wall Street rose overnight  Economist says RBA’s decision to leaves cash rate on hold ‘no surprise’ Bank of Japan lifts its interest rate for the first time in 17 years   The S&P/ASX200 in...

• Both lithium spot and futures prices have been rallying in the Chinese market and continue to do so today • This is leading analysts to cautiously suggest a lithium recovery • Meanwhile, nickel’s loss is lithium’s gain – per MinRes and...

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 today with this and that, here and there, pertaining to the lithium market? Let’s find out.    Hold your horses, futures contango followers and lithium spot price bottom fanciers. That is, if you take one set of big banker...

Azure’s potential takeover by mining titans Hancock Prospecting and SQM takes another step forward Lithium spot prices appear to be on the up, and dare we say it… finally bottomed out? Glut? What glut?… says Joe “Mr Lithium” Lowry   What...

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-...

The lithium futures contango, if you know what that is, is continuing to provide market hopium Meanwhile investment banker firm Morgan Stanley issues positive note on lithium… with caveat ASX lithium gainers include: GL1, LRS, GT1, GLN   ...

Chinese electric car company giant BYD turns heads with affordable new EV range Vulcan Energy looks to be securing big Euro funding for its German lithium operation What’s up, what’s down for ASX lithium stocks today?   What did we learn...

Pilbara Minerals, owner of the biggest hard-rock lithium mine in the world, revealed its half-year earnings this morning The numbers may be lacklustre, but the words were positive WML, 1AE, POS, all trading up nicely today amid a mixed day...

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...

It’s been a long, dark investment winter for lithium lovers. Is that over? Probably too early to call, bottom inspectors. But… BUT… ASX lithium stocks are having a rare big day out today Standout lithium winners today include: TMX, AX8, CC...

Howzat (sigh, yeah) for a ringing endorsement? AustralianSuper seems to be buying the lithium-stock dip Coming off yesterday’s trading halt, Woomera charges up today with a 29% gain Lithium was a single released by Seattle grunge gods Nirv...