Author: Blandine Gourcerol (MENAFN – The Conversation) Among the challenges that await Europe and France in ‘the world to come’ is the re-localisation of our supply of essential mineral ores. The fact is that France imports almost 100% of its metals and a significant proportion of the strategic minerals that its industry uses. In addition ... 
Re-localising the extraction of mineral resources: the challenges of lithium in Europe
MINEX Forum | July 3, 2020 Author: Blandine Gourcerol (MENAFN – The Conversation) Among the challenges that await Europe and France in ‘the world to come’ is the re-localisation of our supply of essential mineral ores. The fact is that France imports almost 100% of its metals and a significant proportion of the strategic minerals that its industry uses. In addition ... 
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – According to the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, over the years of Independence, the total gross inflow of direct foreign investment in the economy of Kazakhstan amounted to about $ 350 billion, Kazinform reports citing the press service of JSC NC Kazakh Invest. At the end of 2019, the gross ... 
Trans-Siberian Gold (LON:TSG) have seen their shares jump on Monday following developments made regarding their Russian operations. The firm said that they had reported a mineral resource estimation of one million ounces of gold at their Rodnikova deposit. Looking at the JORC-compliant estimate, this indicated a mineral resource estimate of 3.1 million tonnes at a grade of ... 
One of the greatest moral dilemmas that has been creeping into the everyday activities of specialists working with coal, oil and in some cases even gas (despite its being perceived a natural bridge to a low-carbon future) could be phrased in the following way: how do you stop producing fossil fuels when you still have ... 
While it is a known fact that electric vehicles (EVs) use about four times more copper than gasoline-powered vehicles, short-term demand for the metal won’t come from the car industry, but from the charging stations and related infrastructure needed to support EV growth, a new study shows. According to Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie, there will ... 
A report by Fitch Solutions states that the period 2018-2022 is seeing a growth in gold production because slightly higher prices and stronger company financials are encouraging greater mine investment. “We forecast global gold production to increase from 104moz in 2018 to 115moz by 2022, averaging 2.6% annual growth,” the document reads.”We expect gold prices ... 
The use of lithium-ion batteries by automakers is expected grow seven-fold by 2025, helped mainly by their dropping costs as well as by subsidies and incentives in many countries, particularly in China, to encourage sales of electric vehicles (EVs) According to Will Adams, Metal Bulletin’s Head of Research for the battery materials, base metals and ... 
China’s ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative, aiming at expanding its economic and geopolitical influence in Eurasia, will lead to the acceleration of Chinese mining investment in Central Asia. Kazakhstan, with its rich deposits of copper, gold and uranium will remain a priority in terms of investment. The One Belt (also known as the New Silk ... 
Platinum’s near the lowest in a decade and hedge funds have never been so bearish and that could be good news for prices. The commodity has had a torrid year so far amid ample supplies and as investors lost faith in precious metals. While speculators are betting on more declines, the large bearish wagers mean ... 
CHART: Copper, nickel, zinc prices – plenty upside just to revert to mean Metals and minerals prices have come a long way since hitting multi-year lows late-2015, early 2016. Copper is up by nearly half, recent weakness notwithstanding. Zinc’s nearly doubled since then and nickel bulls (suddenly aplenty) have achieved the same for devil’s copper, ... 
Copper jumped 3.7% in New York on Tuesday to trade at $3.25 a pound ($7,165 a tonne), the highest since end-February, as worries about supply disruptions in key producing region resurface. Workers at the Escondida copper mine in Chile put down quite a marker in the third round of contract negotiations with part-owner and operator ... 
The spotlight in the cobalt market has been fixed on electric vehicles but shrinking supply and robust demand from traditional sectors such as jet engine makers are helping fuel a price rally that shows no signs of fading. Cobalt in recent years has become synonymous with electric vehicles as it is used in rechargeable lithium-ion ...