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Asx on holiday yesterday.

Copied this from the Glencore BB

https://moneyweek.com/investments/commodities/industrial-metals/604645/how-to-invest-in-copper-bull-market

Riotinto news
The market fundamentals for battery grade lithium carbonate are strong, with lithium demand forecast to grow 25-35% per annum over the next decade with a significant supply demand deficit expected from the second half of this decade.
Rio completes its purchase of Rincon lithium project.

Get the duck duck go app.
I only get two adds at the side.

Globalisation is taking a big hit. I believe most industrial nations will now pursue a more self reliance on energy and possibly manufacturing of goods. Which will mean an increase in demand for basic construction materials, metals etc.

Sit in spoons with a few beers, and switch your heating and lights off in the house.

There is one thing for sure that’s going to happen and that is the defence budgets of all western nations are going to be massively increased.
What I am impressed with is the Ukrainian civilian men who are staying to fight for their rights and country, unlike a lot of the refugee men who have left their country, women and children to flee to the west from the Middle East and North African conflicts.

I’m sure last year it had been reported that Russia and china have been buying gold. If true, they could have been preparing for this outcome for some while.

Mystic Meg will be able to confirm and plot the chart points. Lol

Can your charts predict invasions and conflicts of countries?

Metal prices are mostly still rising, as the world gets over covid the demand for metals should be sustained.
Lithium income from their acquisition recently hasn’t come into play as yet.
In my opinion all is good for years to come.

NCM as of 20th January made a successful offer for Pretivm. Therefore I can’t see their shareholders to unhappy, with 95% voting for the bid.
But does beg the question about future finance for their stake with Solg. as Solg progresses to the production route.

I can’t understand the drop from the 1 st Feb. Update, as that rns was generally all positive news.
Then we get the last rns with a explanation on the delay when the sp was tanking, and hay-ho we get a 15% rise with a delaying rns?
I appreciate there is the conflict Europe, but that is still ongoing.

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “In 2021 we continued to experience strong demand for our products while operating conditions remained challenging, including due to prolonged COVID-19 disruptions. Despite this, we progressed a number of our projects, including the Pilbara replacement mines, underlining the resilience of the business and the commitment and flexibility of our people, communities and host governments. We are seeing some initial positive results from the implementation of the Rio Tinto Safe Production System, which we will significantly ramp up in 2022, as we continue to work hard to improve our operational performance to become the best operator.

“In the fourth quarter we set a new direction for the company and announced a number of partnerships focused on decarbonising the value chain for our products, including green steel. We also entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina, which is strongly aligned with our strategy. These actions will ensure we continue to deliver attractive returns to shareholders, invest in sustaining and growing our portfolio, and progress our ambition to net-zero carbon emissions."


Production*
Quarter 4
2021
vs Q4
2020
vs Q3
2021
Full Year
2021
vs FY
2020
Pilbara iron ore shipments (100% basis) (Mt)
84.1
-5%
+1%
321.6
-3%
Pilbara iron ore production (100% basis) (Mt)
84.1
-2%
+1%
319.7
-4%
Bauxite (Mt)
13.1
-2%
-6%
54.3
-3%
Aluminium (kt)
757
-7%
-2%
3,151
-1%
Mined Copper (kt)
132
0%
+6%
494
-7%
Titanium dioxide **** (kt)
228
-16%
+9%
1,014
-9%
IOC iron ore pellets & concentrate (Mt)
2.5
-9%
+15%
9.7
-6%
*Rio Tinto share unless otherwise stated

2021 operational highlights and other key announcements

The safety and well-being of our employees and contractors remains our priority. Fatigue, labour shortages and other pressures from COVID-19 have heightened the safety risk in day-to-day operations and remind us that there is no room for complacency. We experienced our third consecutive year with no fatalities at our managed operations. We are working hard with our partners to achieve the same results at our non-managed assets and marine operations.
Pilbara iron ore production of 319.7 million tonnes (100% basis) was 4% lower than 2020. This is due to above average rainfall in the first half of the year, cultural heritage management and delays in growth and brownfield mine replacement tie-in projects. Pilbara shipments in 2021 were 321.6 million tonnes (100% basis), 3% lower than 2020, and included elevated levels of SP10 product as a result of delays in growth and brownfield mine replacement tie-in projects.
Bauxite production of 54.3 million tonnes was 3% lower than 2020 due to severe wet weather in the first quarter impacting system stability throughout the year, equipment reliability issues and overruns on planned shutdowns at our Pacific oper

Quady. I would have thought we are safe with the diverse book theory.
If the diverse book theory brings a fair value offer then surly most PI holders would be happy.

More like No Crimbo

A few months back there was a tv documentary that explored where the virus could have come from. The documentary pointed in the direction of a small mine in China that had a bat population, 6 miners contracted a lung disease, 3 died. The documentary from memory, made links that samples from the miners where taken to Wuhan lab.
The rest is history.
Could all of course be propaganda.

Hi Ik,
I believe Australia is a democracy but:
Australia – The Australian Electoral Commission states: "It is compulsory by law for all eligible Australian citizens to enrol and vote in federal elections, by-elections and referendums." Introduced for state elections in Queensland in 1915, excluding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australians.
As stated above they have not the freedom not to vote.

bobliz35 : Your point 3 in some countries is unlawful, the voting population are required to vote by law.
I personally am split on this, as I believe I should be able to not vote, but there are people who have sacrificed their lives for the right to vote.

ATB

https://www.mining.com/web/copper-discovery-cupboard-bare/

Got this from glen bb