Commentary: The graphite opportunity within the EV boom
One cannot open the paper or go online these days without seeing articles about the rosy future for electric vehicles (EVs) and grid storage, and the resultant growth in lithium…
One cannot open the paper or go online these days without seeing articles about the rosy future for electric vehicles (EVs) and grid storage, and the resultant growth in lithium…
Renewable energy will drive demand growth for copper over the coming years, according to a recent study by BMO Capital Markets. “The need to connect significant numbers of small-scale, electricity-generation…
VANCOUVER — Simon Jowitt is an associate professor of economic geology at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, who researches mineral economics, environmental issues, and the use of mining waste as…
When people think of helium they often think of party balloons. But the party favourites make up just a fraction of the global $2-billion helium industry. The inert gas is…
The following is an edited release by Thomson Reuters on the occasion of the publication in early June of the GFMS Platinum Group Metals Survey 2018, which looks at developments…
The following is an edited release by precious metals consultancy firm Metals Focus, coinciding with the publication on June 7 of Silver Focus 2018, its flagship annual report that features…
The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds, manufactured for use in jewelry, relative to natural diamonds has doubled from around 10-20% a year ago to 30-40% today, according to a survey…
The following is an edited summary from the Silver Institute, based on findings in its World Silver Survey 2018. For more information, visit www.silverinstitute.org. Industrial demand for silver, fuelled by…
The following is an edited excerpt from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s annual Gold Discoveries report. To see the full report, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence. Although gold exploration budgets have fallen from a…
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council, based on its Gold Demand Trends Q1 2018 report. To access the full report, visit www.gold.org. Gold demand had…
The following is an edited release from Metals Focus in London, based on its annual Gold Focus report. For more information and to access the full report, visit www.metalsfocus.com. After…
The global aluminum markets have been in an uproar since April 6, when the U.S. government imposed tough sanctions on Russia’s oligarchs. Caught in the net are aluminum giant Rusal…
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