substitution
ENERGY MINERALS
Lithium price shock wakes the substitution debate
Salt is being closely examined as a substitute
04 February 2022
ENERGY MINERALS
A sting in the tail of the lithium boom
US bank JP Morgan acknowledges alternative metals to lithium in EV batteries
11 August 2021
BASE METALS
Copper at US$10,000/t fuels interest in substitutes
Efficiency gains in batteries and EV motors could reduce copper consumption, says Morgan Stanley
12 May 2021
MINER'S RIGHT
Nickel's Chinese surprise
Tsingshan's process was described by Morgan Stanley as "far from green"
08 March 2021
MINER'S RIGHT
Price gives synthetic diamonds upper hand
Retail market fires the latest shots in the precious-stones war
16 December 2019
OTHER
Citi backs Cu, Pd price surge
Red metal poised to move back above $3/lb with palladium on track for for $1,600/oz
05 February 2019
VIEW FROM THE WEST END
Diamonds aren't forever
Artificial stones are changing the market: miners must adapt or, at least, accept
08 November 2017
RESOURCE STOCKS
Rox's Pathway to Production
Rox Resources provides an update on Youanmi with underground work, plant orders,
RESOURCE STOCKS
Ballard Mining building scale at high-grade gold project
Explorer focused on resource growth in 2026
RESOURCE STOCKS
LinQ Hits 144m Gold at Dam
Exploring what the 144m gold intercept means for Gilmore Project growth
RESOURCE STOCKS
Kairos Minerals eyes emerging gold development
Resource update slated for flagship 1.4Moz Mt York
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