Bare Essentials Only Van -- you'll thank me when Russian debt comes due
Well, Bare Essential Rule #1>>>>> NEVER BUY A CANADIAN (otc) MINING STOCK UNDER $3.
Besides. Justin Trudeau isn't gonna let some mining operation poison his environment. I'd rather buy the company that mines in Russia.
Here... new tech:
https://elitetrader.com/et/threads/which-way-metals.353582/page-11#post-5412995
Cobalt and nickel supply-chain risks
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made it a priority to find ways to reduce or eliminate the
use of cobalt in batteries. "The battery industry is facing an enormous resource crunch," said Ceder. "Even at 2 TWh, the lower range of global demand projections, that would consume almost all of today's nickel production, and with cobalt we're not even close. Cobalt production today is only about 150 kilotons, and 2 TWh of battery power would require 2,000 kilotons of nickel and cobalt in some combination."
What's more, over two-thirds of the world's nickel production is currently used to make stainless steel. And more than half of the world's production of cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, with Russia, Australia, the Philippines, and Cuba rounding out the top five producers of cobalt.
In contrast, DRX cathodes can use just about any metal in place of nickel and cobalt. Scientists at Berkeley Lab have focused on using manganese and titanium, which are both more abundant and lower cost than nickel and cobalt.