Graphite is no 'poorer cousin' of lithium, it is a critically important metal for several industrial and commercial applications - including electric vehicles. But what makes it a standout metal? And how can you play it on the ASX?
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Graphite is a superior metal
Graphite is a soft,…
Mining Stocks
ASX mining stocks have projects in dozens of countries around the world, but some are better than others. There are two factors that investors should consider when determining whether or not an ASX mining stock has a project in the right jurisdiction.
Firstly, that a company's project is in a jurisdiction that has an abundance of mineral…
Iron ore under pressure as sticky inflation is pushing the global economy into recession
A key role of central banks is to conduct monetary policy to achieve price stability. The persistent global inflation has been forcing central banks around the world to keep driving interest rates up to bring inflation under control. As central banks’…
Red Dirt Metals (ASX: RDT) is an Australian mineral exploration company focused on the exploration of gold properties in Western Australia , including the Eureka and Warriedar gold projects. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Subiaco, Australia.
No time to do stock research, but you still want to…
The oil and gas sector has been among the few bright spots in the market in 2022 and Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL) hasn't been an exemption. Australia's largest oil and gas company is up over 34% this year, but still remains below its pre-Corona Crash levels.
Could it reach those levels? It's easy…
Stuart Roberts likes them both!
It's Friday and Stuart Roberts from Stocks Down Under never fails to unearth a fresh opportunity for investors. This time he says vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are the future of renewable energy storage. There’s a serious deficit in vanadium right now and of course the biggest producers to date…
Ardiden Limited (ASX:ADV) is involved in mineral exploration in Australia and Canada, specifically gold and lithium. It holds 100% interests in the Pickle Lake Gold project covering an area of 870 square kilometers. The company also has interests in lithium projects at Seymour Lake, Root Lake and Wisa Lake in Ontario, Canada.
Ardiden is a volatile…
Stuart Roberts from Stocks Down Under says he isn't popular at cocktail parties, being a fan of oil. He sees oil easily heading back above $100 a barrel as "that huge sucking sound" is the world demanding oil just as supply is hampered. He says gas projects of all stripes are looking attractive right now…
Friday 18 December 2020
If there’s an area of the market that was definitely for the contrarians in the middle of 2020, it had to be the coal miners. Not only had coal become politically incorrect, but prices for this commodity were lousy. Coal is still unmentionable in certain influential circles. But prices are no longer…
8 December 2020
It’s been a good year for nickel, Element 28 on the periodic table. Last Friday the commodity closed at US$16,354.50 a tonne on the London Metals Exchange. Back at the Corona Crash low of 23 March it was only about US$10,800 a tonne. However, it’s not clear yet whether nickel will break the…
