West in danger of being locked out

West in danger of being locked out

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 327 I feel like after three successive editorials waxing on critical minerals, I should move onto something else, but with every gold miner simply enjoying sky-high prices and iron ore in a flat, uncontroversial period, there is little...
Time for Australia to act

Time for Australia to act

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 326 The Australian Federal Government’s response to the global dynamics in the critical minerals space continues to develop, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing related funding programmes would come under one new policy...
Forget the green premium… for now

Forget the green premium… for now

  When putting this issue together, it felt inevitable that the discussion we charted last month – the turbulence being experienced by the Australian critical minerals sector – would also be at the heart of this month’s conversation. And, so it has proven, but...
Crunch time for gold juniors

Crunch time for gold juniors

Gold Mining Journal, Issue 155 There is a strong sense that we are heading towards a defining point in the current gold cycle. With gold hitting record highs – $3,354/oz at the time of print – producers are making unprecedented amounts of cash. This will be borne out...
Is it too late to find a critical solution?

Is it too late to find a critical solution?

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 324 Nickel and lithium’s recent fall from grace share the same underlying driver – the non-linear nature of the EV build-out and its supply chain – but the individual levers in each commodity are different. Amazingly this is the third...
Strap in as the critical minerals rollercoaster speeds up

Strap in as the critical minerals rollercoaster speeds up

Australia’s Paydirt, Issue 323 It never surprises how quickly the mood in the resources sector can swing, but it feels like everything is accelerated these days. Just like the 24-hour news cycle, the resources investment landscape latches onto new trends or...