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Ready for a “Lithium” OPEC?
Buried in a piece at Mining.com about South Korea and Bolivia’s joint-venture to develop the latter nation’s significant lithium reserves – critical to lithium-ion batteries used in cell phones,...
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American Resources Policy Network Launches Informational Campaign on Copper,...
CopperMatters.org Shows that Resource Dependency goes beyond Rare Earth Elements Washington, D.C. – The American Resources Policy Network announced today that it would expand on its messaging in favor...
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Rare Metals Users Expand Focus Beyond Rare Earths
Avalon Rare Metals Inc., a mineral exploration and development company primarily focused on rare earth deposits in Canada, is broadening its scope following a request from an “unnamed international...
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Antimony’s “bright future” spells supply troubles for U.S.
As Copper Month winds to a close, we’re thrilled to begin Antimony Month, the second part of our three-month informational campaign on copper, antimony, and lithium — American Resources’ way of...
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Happy Lithium Month! – New extraction method to alleviate supply concerns?
As promised, American Resources is closing out the year with yet another feature month. After “drilling down” into copper and antimony to highlight the breadth of our mineral needs, we’re making...
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Our Looming Metals Deficiency
BusinessWeek today reports the findings of a new study by PwC predicting chronic shortages of 14 metals and minerals critical to major industrial sectors ranging from chemicals and aviation to...
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Lithium, a conflict mineral?
As we mark Lithium Month, a piece in the online journal ChinaDialogue.net highlights the geo-politics of lithium mining, with a full dollop of irony that our green-tech dreams — read, lithium ion...
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Lithium Supply & Markets Conference held this week
Industrial Minerals, the London-based intellectual home of one of our experts, Simon Moores, is hosting a conference on Lithium Supply & Markets in Las Vegas this week. Over the past few years,...
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Lithium’s critical mineral status to be elevated?
Due to its relevance in battery technology — with Lithium Carbonate being a key component of Lithium-ion batteries — Lithium has received increased attention (though not always positive) in recent...
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Lithium becoming more critical as China pursues “new energy car” strategy
As if to confirm Robin Bromby’s recent assessment that “the Lithium story [was] getting stronger,” there have been media announcements that China will be subsidizing purchases of electric (and...
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Is Lithium the New Black?
At a time when mineral commodities have been slumping, one material is proving to be the exception to the rule, leading many to hail lithium as “a rare bright spot for miners, amid cratering prices of...
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Is Cobalt on Your Radar Yet?
Last week, we highlighted what has been one of the bright spots in the metals and minerals sphere in recent months – Lithium. Potentially one of the most important critical materials of our time...
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Event: Benchmark Minerals World Tour Comes to Washington DC
If you are based out of Washington, DC or happen to be in town on October 21, here’s an event you should not miss: Our friends at Benchmark Minerals, a U.K.-based price data collection and assessment...
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Graphite: At the Core of Your Pencil, 21st Century Technology, and...
It may be its most well-known use, but Graphite today is at the core of more than just your pencil – it is at the core of 21st Century consumer technology. Just ask Elon Musk. The Tesla Motors CEO and...
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Lithium – A Case In Point for Mining Policy Reform
In a recent op-ed for the Reno Gazette Journal, professor emeritus of mining engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, Jaak Daemen makes the case for comprehensive mining policy reform. Citing...
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China Jockeys for Pole Position in EV Industry
ARPN followers know it’s the elephant in the room. China. Already vast and resource-rich, the country has demonstrated an insatiable appetite for the world’s mineral resources and has pursued an...
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The Surge of EV Technology and Implications for Mineral Resource Supply and...
You may have caught Elon Musk’s exchange with Daimler on Twitter over investment in EV technology earlier this week. Vacuum giant Dyson has also tossed its hat into the ring announcing that it will...
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Senate Energy Committee Zeroes in on Energy Storage Revolution – Where Will...
Just last week, we highlighted the surge in EV technology and its implications for mineral resource supply and demand. A timely subject – as evidenced by the fact that the U.S. Senate Committee on...
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Moores’ Law: The Rise of Lithium Ion Battery Megafactories and What it Means...
Earlier this month, Simon Moores, Managing Director of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and member of the ARPN panel of experts testified before the full U.S. Senate Energy Committee on opportunities and...
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Lithium – A Material “Coming of Age” is Case in Point for Mineral Resource...
As we have outlined, last month’s executive order on critical minerals could have far-reaching implications for our national security and economic wellbeing. If you needed a case in point – look no...
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