Andy Leyland: 2 of 3

INVESTMENT

Crisis could see oil companies invest in mining

Reducing returns will force oil producers to change tack

30 April 2020

ENERGY MINERALS

Miners not ready for 'seismic change'

EV revolution to bring 'growth rates the mining sector has never seen before'

06 February 2020

ENERGY MINERALS

Car makers will come into battery supply chain: Benchmark

Lack of minerals investment will be a challenge for EV sector

28 November 2019

CAPITAL MARKETS

Value stocks in the battery space: fact or fiction?

Graphite and vanadium companies could offer cheap options in London and Australia

07 March 2019

ENERGY MINERALS

Africa could soon get to 15% of world lithium supply

Benchmark's Andy Leyland on African battery projects and the struggling platinum industry

19 February 2019

ENERGY MINERALS

Billions of investment in battery metals mines still needed

Battery infrastructure finding money, mining projects not so much

07 February 2019

ENERGY MINERALS

Graphite moves towards its turn in the sun

Benchmark's Andy Leyland talks graphite prices, supply and potential offtakes

24 January 2019

ESG

Electric vehicle policy is hard

The UK government's hot-cold approach to electric vehicles shows stumbling blocks to major take-up

19 October 2018

RESOURCE STOCKS

Excelsior Project Shows Major Gold Potential

Mammoth Minerals advances exploration in Nevada’s high-potential gold belt.

RESOURCE STOCKS

Dreadnought's Illaara Shift: High-Grade Upside

DRE extends Illaara lodes with high-grade results, improving project confidence and

RESOURCE STOCKS

Burbanks Drilling Unlocks Gold Value

Drilling success at Burbanks advances Horizon Minerals’ gold growth plan

RESOURCE STOCKS

LinQ Minerals: A$15.4M Fuels Gilmore

Strong institutional support accelerates exploration and drilling at the Gilmore

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