Crux Interview7 Dec 2019 20:39
Thanks for finding the Crux interview OMGOMG, very informative.
Random points I took from it - not many new nickel discoveries, very limited new projects in pipeline.
Off take joint ventures with EV makers and majors will become more common in the next few years, they are looking for scale.
China will need laterite ore, because of the Indonesian ban, there are a limited number of laterite mines in coastal areas that can ship.
EV battery makers would like the ore now, they are investing in batteries, but not in the raw material that goes in them.
Nickel may fall another 10%, but by the second half of next year all the stock will be used up and we may be on the verge of another supercycle.
A good Hpal plant should cost a billion all up.
Please correct me if I have got any of this wrong.