Shares of Mandalay Resources Fall With Flooding Incident and Two Trapped Miners
If you are invested in precious metals-mining company Mandalay Resources (TSX:$MND), prepare for a bumpy ride for the next couple of months. Chile’s Cerro Bayo, owned and operated by Mandalay Resources, is now fully flooded ... [Read]
After the Federal Reserve Increased Interest Rates, Gold Prices Fell to a Three-Week Low
On June 15, gold prices fell towards a three-week low. The slide occurred after the Federal Reserve increased its interest rate by 0.25% to a 1.00% to 1.25% range on June 14 and kept their ... [Read]
Zinc – The New Age of Rechargeable Batteries
From cell phones and laptops, to cars and grooming tools, lithium-ion batteries persist in almost every aspect of our life today. Perhaps with recent incidences of phones catching fire, researchers have found a potential successor ... [Read]
Can Demand for Rechargeable Batteries Give the Mining Sector Back its Title As Superpower?
Global demand for various metals have been falling for the past couple years, thanks to China’s slowing financial growth and oversupply of minerals from mining operations as a result. However, signs of the metal industry ... [Read]
Lithium Batteries Now Able to Run in Extremely Low Temperatures
It used to be that there was only one market that was heavily investing in lithium batteries and that was ‘consumer electronics’. Now, transportation is a growing market and they are looking to replicate this ... [Read]
Lithium Junior Companies have Great Rising Potential As Tesla Shows Interest in Argentina
Just recently, Tesla (NASDAQ:$TSLA), the electric vehicle company that has recently just been gaining public attention and popularity, visited the lithium-rich Salta province in Argentina. The goal of the visit was to discuss with government ... [Read]
What will Determine the Future of Lithium and Cobalt? Demand is the Key
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the number of electric vehicles on the roads throughout the world rose to 2 million in 2016. This means that there was a doubling from the 2015 poll ... [Read]
Super-charged Nanowire Batteries Are Coming, But How Soon?
An international team of researchers, including a team from the Berkeley National Laboratory have found reason to believe interactions between electrons and ions may slow down the performance of a critical material in the next ... [Read]
Precious Metals Fall Apart After Janet Yellen Gives Press Conference
After Janet Yellen gave a press conference on June 14, both gold and silver futures decreased in the afternoon trading session. As expected, the Fed increased rates a quarter point, but the Fed Chair’s remarks ... [Read]
Lithium-Ion Batteries are Helping to Solve Data Center Problems
Right now, data centers are expanding, which means that executives are searching for more advanced battery technologies to help overcome this problems. According to Data Center Frontier, lithium-ion batteries play a defining role in solving ... [Read]