RE: Bonanza Gold!20 Apr 2021 21:14
In addition to the Gold here, there's the 'Battery Metals' focus with the Nickel.
RNS, on 3rd March:
______
Battery Metals
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the increasing demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium ("Battery Metals") - which are each critical metals used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries in the automotive industry, as well as the energy and electronics industries.
In addition to advancing the BAM Gold Deposit on which Landore remains focused, the Company is encouraged by the increased demand for 'Battery Metals' as Landore's highly prospective Junior Lake property is host to significant Battery Metals Resources and prospects delineated by Landore prior to the discovery of BAM Gold. These resources are compliant to Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (NI43-101).
The Junior Lake Nickel is the highly sought-after Grade 1 sulphide Nickel suitable for 'Battery Metals'.
"With the burgeoning demand and increase in world prices for Battery Metals, the Board considers these projects to be viable once again, significantly adding to the overall value of Landore's highly prospective Junior Lake property."
______
Also, seperately:
______
At over $20 billion dollars a year, nickel is already one of the world’s most important metal markets. However, with the rise in demand for electric vehicles, nickel is potentially on the cusp of a fundamental supply shift where quality over quantity comes crashing to the fore.
That’s because not all nickel is created equal.
Approximately 62.4 percent of today’s nickel supply is nickel laterites, which produce products such as nickel pig iron and ferronickel. While abundant, these low-grade metals are inadequate for battery manufacture. Instead, the growing demand for EV battery components must be met by higher-grade––but much rarer––nickel sulphides, which produce such products as nickel metal and nickel sulphate.
* Only 15kt of nickel was sourced from finished (Class 1) nickel in 2017; a single Chevy Bolt features 23kg of nickel in its battery.
* Future battery chemistries are expected to contain more nickel, not less––comprising up to 80% of the battery cathode mass used by companies like Chevy and Tesla
______
And:
______
Fitch has updated its estimate of the impact of EV battery manufacturing on nickel consumption and now expects nickel demand for EV battery manufacturing to experience an annual average growth rate of 29% over 2021-2030, outpacing both lithium and cobalt demand, the analyst says.
______