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05 Mar 2021
Tesla to become adviser on nickel project in bid to secure key metal
(Read more)FT's H. Sanderson: 'Tesla has agreed to buy nickel from a mine in New Caledonia in a move to secure its supply of the battery metal...The move comes amid growing concerns about future supplies of nickel...Nickel is needed for the most powerful lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles.'
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04 Mar 2021
DeepGreen to go public via $2.9 billion SPAC deal
(Read more)Reuters: DeepGreen Metals, a Canadian EV battery metals maker, will be acquired by Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp (a SPAC that raised $300m in an IPO in 2020) in a $2.9 billion deal. DeepGreen intends to produce metals from rocks found in deep oceans, for use in batteries that will power electric vehicles. The company’s partners include Danish shipping company Maersk and Swiss offshore drilling company Allseas Group SA.
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04 Mar 2021
The $1 Trillion Electric Vehicle Boom Is Just Getting Started
(Read more)The Electrobat, the world’s first electric vehicle, could only run for 25 miles on one charge, at just 20 MPH…The EVs of 2021 are expected to have a range of over 500 miles...Many companies struggled throughout 2020 as businesses were shuttered for months during government lockdowns. But two industries have taken off since the pandemic began: EVs and the tech/biotech solutions focused on tackling COVID-19.
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04 Mar 2021
Gerald Celente - American Empire Has Ended, The Chinese Century is Here
SBTV spoke with Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, about the transition of power from West to East. Gerald sees the U.S. influence waning from the trillions of dollars wasted in wars while China focuses on commerce and infrastructure building.
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03 Mar 2021
USA Today: Gold, silver and other precious metals poured in to the U.S. as purchases of other overseas items dropped. Here's why.
(Read more)USA Today: 'The value of precious metals pouring into the country hit a 19-year high last year, a $55 billion influx that doubled the volume of 2019...In the first five months of last year, Switzerland shipped about 286 tons of gold to the U.S. – more than it had in all of the preceding 10 years combined, according to Standard Chartered Bank.'
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03 Mar 2021
Rising EV-grade nickel demand fuels interest in risky HPAL process
(Read more)HPAL is the process used to recover nickel...from low-grade, Class II nickel into Class I material that suits lithium-ion batteries for electronic goods, electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems...Chinese companies have been ahead of the investment in a number of new HPAL facilities that are under construction, especially in Indonesia. "The health of the Class I nickel market will be reliant...therefore, on the success of HPAL projects coming online in Indonesia and Australia over the next few years," says StoneX's senior metals analyst.
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03 Mar 2021
10 Mins with Gareth Soloway: Gold & Silver to Rip Higher With Coming Inflation Fear
We are joined on Metal Money by Gareth Soloway, President & CFO of InTheMoneyStocks.com. There is no escape from the Fed's record money printing and precious metals will rip higher this year from the market's inflation fears.
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02 Mar 2021
Mining Review Webinar 1 April 2021: Nickel – The forgotten battery metal
(Read more)On 1 April 2021, MR are running a webinar that will cover the following: 1) nickel’s role in the EV/battery market; 2) discuss how Africa can participate in mining and delivering nickel to global markets; 3) look at nickel – price forecasts; and 4) examine African case studies – a closer look at juniors already in the nickel sector and finally; 5) nickel processing and beneficiation.
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02 Mar 2021
Is Your Gold Storage Program Making You an Owner of Bullion or Creditor?
The gold industry frequently misuses the word ‘ownership.’ There are many ‘gold ownership’ programs that claim to offer customers the opportunity to buy gold with the 'lowest cost of ownership.' The use of the word ‘ownership’ gives the impression that the buyer owns the gold bought but is this true? Let us delve deeper.
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01 Mar 2021
Enable Two-Factor Authentication For Your S.T.A.R. Account
Activate 2-Factor Authentication(2FA) to secure your Silver Bullion account beyond a username and password. You can receive a verification code either by SMS on your mobile device or via an authenticator app.
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