Just a thought, but maybe the #Coalition should contemplate that the "deal" signed with the #DUSA was for #BatteryMetals & not #Coal or #Uranium ... I imagine that many #LNP would find that difficult to understand 😀🍾🥂

El mercado de metales para baterías enfrenta una "tormenta perfecta": Escasez de suministro, demanda explosiva por vehículos eléctricos, tensiones geopolíticas (China domina producción) y regulaciones ambientales complican la cadena de suministro.

Expertos advierten volatilidad en precios y riesgos para la transición energética, con cobalto, litio y níquel en el ojo del huracán. #BatteryMetals
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Battery metals market faces perfect storm — analysts

US tariffs, falling prices, and shifting demand are dragging down the battery raw materials market, Fastmarkets says.

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#JimChalmers delivered an excellent budget #budget2024 & the focus on #criticalMinerals & further stage development of #batteryMetals was the icing on the cake. There was not a single issue that #wellDoneAngus could make that made sense in this interview failure on #abc730

Value-added: back to a future made in Australia's mines - AAP via inkl https://www.inkl.com/a/ZEGwxJuLoMv

Value-added: back to a future made in Australia's mines

Mining and refining is central to the budget's plan for Australia to hold its own in a global economy beset by fierce competition for sovereign production.

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Will China's new graphite export limits affect the transition to EVs?

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The demand for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel is expected to surge by 400% by 2030, driven by the growth of electric vehicles and renewable energy. However, these metals' supply chains face environmental and social risks, geopolitical tensions, and regulatory uncertainties. This could lead to shortages, price volatility, and sustainability issues for the battery industry.

#batterymetals #electricvehicles #supplychain

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US Ambassador Peter Pham on minerals shortage for clean energy tech

About US strategy/policy, critical minerals, #Africa, #China, and #Canada's role in NA EV supply chains.
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Energi Talks | US Ambassador Peter Pham on minerals shortage for clean energy tech

Markham interviews Former U.S. Special Envoy for the Sahel Region of Africa J. Peter Pham’s recent op-ed “A Wake-Up Call for Green Energy Dreams” outlined how the United States can wean itself from dependence on China and other rivals for critical minerals that power our renewable energy...

Queensland to spend $5bn on 1,100km CopperString power line to unlock renewables potential

‘Eureka moment’ project will provide future energy certainty and trigger new minerals processing, Palaszczuk government says

The Guardian
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My contribution 😋 Piece of Co-bearing sphalerite (ZnS) from Namibia, cut out with a #FIB and placed standing upright. You are looking own a polished face with the dark line from top-left to bottom being a grain boundary with low Co and high Zn.
#criticalmetals #batterymetals #sphalerite #mining
BMW's Excellent Solid-State EV Battery Adventure

The solid-state EV battery of the future is there yet, but BMW Group has seen enough to nail down an R&D partnership with Solid Power.

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