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Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Some highlights from around the world in the EV market for this past quarter. Global EV Sales Surge by 32% Year-over-Year: Global passenger EV sales increased by 32% compared to the same period in the previous year. Battery electric vehicles...
Investment News
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
An alliance between the US, UK, Japan, Canada and France aims to diminish Russia’s control of nuclear energy supply chains.
Investment News
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
Automaker General Motors has announced it is expanding deeper into the mining sectors for critical minerals for electric batteries with its latest investment in privately-owned EnergyX. The company promises a new technology “Direct Lithium Extraction” for more efficient lithium mining....
Investment Insights
The Nuclear Renaissance
The Nuclear Renaissance
The world is at a critical moment in global energy supply, as governments and consumers shift away from fossil fuels. Renewables are part of the solution, but there is no path to net zero without nuclear power. And it needs...
Nickel
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Not one to fall short with new ideas and proposals, Indonesia’s latest suggestion is a limited free trade agreement with the United States, focused primarily on its critical mineral exports (particularly nickel) so that they tie in with eligibility for...
Investment News
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US distillate inventories (diesel and heating fuel) have fallen below the 5-year average despite production remaining high, according to the EIA. One of the driving forces behind the continued low stocks is increased foreign exports, particularly to Europe which banned...
Copper
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile is the world's largest copper producer, but production has fallen to its lowest monthly output for six years. The state-owned Codelco — the largest copper company in the world — warns problems of water restrictions due to drought, operational delays, falling...
Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
The Metals Company (TMC) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, have completed an environmental impact study of TMC’s NORI-D project - a deep-sea mining effort in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which is a vast stretch of seabed between Hawaii and Mexico....
Investment News
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
A new Australia government report forecasts that the global energy transition will lead to a steady increase in demand for copper, nickel, lithium and other critical minerals. Lithium alone is expected to increase from $5billion in 2021-22 to $19billion from...
Investment News
Indonesia’s president promises to improve environmental standards for nickel mining
Indonesia’s president promises to improve environmental standards for nickel mining
As Indonesia works to increase it's nickel production and processing industry, the country's president has pledged to improve environmental standards. Indonesia accounts for 47% of global nickel supply and has the largest reserves in the world, but there are concerns...
Investment News
Critical minerals mining gets tax credits and $1.5 billion infrastructure fund in Canada’s 2023 budget
Critical minerals mining gets tax credits and $1.5 billion infrastructure fund in Canada’s 2023 budget
Canada's new budget proposes: launch of Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, allocating $1.5 billion for energy and transportation projects to unlock priority mineral deposits a refundable tax credit equal to 30% of the cost of investments in new machinery and equipment...
Nickel
Nickel Production Up and Prices Down
Nickel Production Up and Prices Down
According to the International Nickel Study Group, global nickel production is up 22% in January compared to the same time last year. That’s despite a slight month-over-month dip from December. Indonesia, the world’s number one production, has seen output surge...
Investment News
New initiative for 200GW of nuclear energy in US by 2050, US Dept of Energy
New initiative for 200GW of nuclear energy in US by 2050, US Dept of Energy
The US Department of Energy launched its Pathways to Commercial Liftoff to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of key clean energy technologies — with a particular focus on nuclear — through engagement between the public and private sectors. The proposed build...
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Nickel
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Q1 News Highlights for the EV Market
Some highlights from around the world in the EV market for this past quarter. Global EV Sales Surge by 32% Year-over-Year: Global passenger EV sales increased by 32% compared to the same period in the previous year. Battery electric vehicles...
Investment News
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
New international agreement to displace Russia from global nuclear energy market
An alliance between the US, UK, Japan, Canada and France aims to diminish Russia’s control of nuclear energy supply chains.
Investment News
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
General Motors leads US$50million investment in lithium extraction startup
Automaker General Motors has announced it is expanding deeper into the mining sectors for critical minerals for electric batteries with its latest investment in privately-owned EnergyX. The company promises a new technology “Direct Lithium Extraction” for more efficient lithium mining....
Investment Insights
The Nuclear Renaissance
The Nuclear Renaissance
The world is at a critical moment in global energy supply, as governments and consumers shift away from fossil fuels. Renewables are part of the solution, but there is no path to net zero without nuclear power. And it needs...
Nickel
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Free Trade for Nickel: The Limited Edition
Not one to fall short with new ideas and proposals, Indonesia’s latest suggestion is a limited free trade agreement with the United States, focused primarily on its critical mineral exports (particularly nickel) so that they tie in with eligibility for...
Investment News
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US diesel stocks below 5-year average with less that 30 days supply
US distillate inventories (diesel and heating fuel) have fallen below the 5-year average despite production remaining high, according to the EIA. One of the driving forces behind the continued low stocks is increased foreign exports, particularly to Europe which banned...
Copper
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile copper output falls to lowest in 6 years
Chile is the world's largest copper producer, but production has fallen to its lowest monthly output for six years. The state-owned Codelco — the largest copper company in the world — warns problems of water restrictions due to drought, operational delays, falling...
Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
Benchmark Study on Seabed Nickel
The Metals Company (TMC) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, have completed an environmental impact study of TMC’s NORI-D project - a deep-sea mining effort in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which is a vast stretch of seabed between Hawaii and Mexico....
Investment News
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
Australia’s critical mineral export revenue expected to beat coal revenue by 2028
A new Australia government report forecasts that the global energy transition will lead to a steady increase in demand for copper, nickel, lithium and other critical minerals. Lithium alone is expected to increase from $5billion in 2021-22 to $19billion from...
Investment News
Indonesia’s president promises to improve environmental standards for nickel mining
Indonesia’s president promises to improve environmental standards for nickel mining
As Indonesia works to increase it's nickel production and processing industry, the country's president has pledged to improve environmental standards. Indonesia accounts for 47% of global nickel supply and has the largest reserves in the world, but there are concerns...
Investment News
Critical minerals mining gets tax credits and $1.5 billion infrastructure fund in Canada’s 2023 budget
Critical minerals mining gets tax credits and $1.5 billion infrastructure fund in Canada’s 2023 budget
Canada's new budget proposes: launch of Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, allocating $1.5 billion for energy and transportation projects to unlock priority mineral deposits a refundable tax credit equal to 30% of the cost of investments in new machinery and equipment...
Nickel
Nickel Production Up and Prices Down
Nickel Production Up and Prices Down
According to the International Nickel Study Group, global nickel production is up 22% in January compared to the same time last year. That’s despite a slight month-over-month dip from December. Indonesia, the world’s number one production, has seen output surge...
Investment News
New initiative for 200GW of nuclear energy in US by 2050, US Dept of Energy
New initiative for 200GW of nuclear energy in US by 2050, US Dept of Energy
The US Department of Energy launched its Pathways to Commercial Liftoff to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of key clean energy technologies — with a particular focus on nuclear — through engagement between the public and private sectors. The proposed build...
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