Future of nickel: trends and predictions
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- Published: Thursday, 27 December 2018 06:27
- Written by ASIA Miner News
The focus is already shifting to nickel supplies, with the expected EV boom fuelling a spike in global prices
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All that glitters is … gold, gold, gold
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- Published: Wednesday, 19 September 2018 05:26
- Written by ASIA Miner News
Trying to pin a gold trend in the current market is like trying to pin water to a wall. Despite rising interest rates, monetary policy normalisation, and a still solidly performing stock market, gold held its ground in 2017. Still, in 2018, gold demand had a soft start to the year, reaching 973 tonnes (t), the lowest first quarter since 2008. The gold price itself appears not to go anywhere either. In spite this, gold mining companies are setting the pace for greening the industry.
Australia answers the lithium call
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- Published: Wednesday, 09 May 2018 05:05
- Written by ASIA Miner News
Driven by our world’s insatiable hunger for energy, lithium and its chemical compounds are proving to possess a wide range of industrial applications, especially in their use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as a power source.
Future of coal – to jump or not to jump. That is the question
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- Published: Wednesday, 09 May 2018 04:58
- Written by ASIA Miner News
After surviving record lows in 2015/2016, the coal mining industry appears to be experiencing a renaissance in the Q1/2018, with coal miners enjoying their best returns, as strong Asian demand and tight supplies are sending prices up.