April 25, 2023

Visualizing Global EV Production in 2022, by Brand

By Marcus Lu 2022 was another historic year for EVs, with annual production […]
April 21, 2023

Copper: indispensable but under-appreciated – Richard Mills

2023.04.21 For years AOTH has been reporting on how a decline in productivity […]
April 20, 2023

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

By Kate Abnett The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 […]
April 20, 2023

Everything about carmaking is changing at once

By The Economist In future cars brands will be differentiated mainly by the […]
April 19, 2023

There’s life growing on a giant patch of garbage in the ocean

By CBC Kids News A massive patch of garbage in the Pacific Ocean […]
April 16, 2023

Have Combustion Vehicle Sales Already Peaked?

By Marcus Lu Electric vehicle (EV) sales have grown rapidly over the past […]
April 15, 2023

Graphite is a key vulnerability in the US-China “electrification war” – Richard Mills

2023.04.15 The electrification of the global transportation system doesn’t happen without graphite. That’s […]
April 11, 2023

Fast-shrinking Arctic sea ice means more extreme weather patterns – Richard Mills

2023.04.11 Sometimes it takes an April ice storm in Canada to really be […]
April 11, 2023

北极海冰迅速缩小意味着更极端的天气规律

有时,我们需要加拿大四月的一场冰风暴才能真正意识到全球变暖的影响。 科学家发现,北极——“气候变化的前线”——的升温速度是世界其他地区的四倍。这在很大程度上与所谓的 “北极放大” 现象(即海冰的消失)有关。 北极冰盖缩小 北冰洋大部分覆盖着一层波光粼粼的海冰。但随着地球变暖,海冰开始消散,暴露出更多的海洋表面,使热量从温暖的海水中释放到寒冷的大气中。随着越来越多的冰从海洋中消失,北极的温度上升得越来越快,这反过来又使海冰容易进一步融化。 来自国家冰雪数据中心(NSIDC)的临时数据显示,今年北极海冰冬季峰值已达到有记录以来的第五低。 北极海冰的范围在一年中都在变化——在冬季增长,在二月或三月达到全年的峰值,然后在整个春季和夏季融化,达到全年的最低值,通常在九月左右。 利用卫星数据,科学家可以跟踪海冰的生长和融化,从而确定冰盖冬季最大范围的大小,以此来监测北极的 “健康” 程度。 根据 NSIDC […]
April 9, 2023

Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high

By Graham Readfearn The temperature of the world’s ocean surface has hit an […]
April 1, 2023

Copper is the missing ingredient of the energy transition

By The Economist The pressures of industrial development in the emerging world, as […]
March 25, 2023

The ESG Challenges for Transition Metals

By Elements Mined commodities like lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earths are critical […]
March 25, 2023

EVs vs. Gas Vehicles: What Are Cars Made Out Of?

By Bruno Venditti Electric vehicles (EVs) require a wider range of minerals for […]
March 24, 2023

Victory Battery gets Phase 2 drilling started at Smokey Lithium, aiming to extend the mineralization – Richard Mills

2023.03.24 A sign of a burgeoning sector is one that is able to […]
March 20, 2023

Drought conditions improving across Western Canada, US – Richard Mills

2023.03.20 Last year in Western Canada and the US was unusual due to […]
March 19, 2023

Air Pollution: A Global Health Threat

By Anna Fleck Air pollution is the greatest environmental health hazard to humankind, […]
March 11, 2023

Graphite One’s Graphite Creek deposit a generational graphite resource USGS says among largest in the world – Richard Mills

2023.03.11 Modeling by the International Agency shows that global EV adoption must surpass […]
March 8, 2023

Canada’s single use plastic ban faces its first legal test

This week’s trial is being called one of Canada’s largest environmental court cases. […]
March 1, 2023

Monumental shift in way junior mining stocks are valued is coming – Richard Mills

2023.03.01 You know it’s interesting. While much of the investing “herd” is focused […]
February 24, 2023

The worsening plight of the global consumer – Richard Mills

2023.02.23 Consumer spending makes up 70% of global GDP. It’s no wonder, therefore, […]
February 23, 2023

Investors flocking to energy transition, TSX Venture 50 list shows

By Amanda Stephenson The biggest winner was the mining sector, which grew 174 […]
February 23, 2023

The Future Value of Disruptive Materials

By Aran Ali A select number of materials have a critical role to […]
February 23, 2023

Combustion Going Bust: Global Phase-outs of Gasoline Cars

By Katharina Buchholz The European Union last week approved a law that will ban the sale […]
February 22, 2023

Extreme drought, weather forcing cattle farmers to thin herds at near-record numbers: industry experts

By Rosa Saba An uptick in drought and other extreme weather events has […]
February 22, 2023

A suburb in Arizona lost its source of water. Residents warn: We’re only the beginning

By Alexander Panetta  There are two major problems with the Colorado River: It […]
February 20, 2023

Which Countries Pollute the Most Ocean Plastic Waste?

By Louis Lugas Wicaksono Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide […]
February 20, 2023

US Becomes World’s Second-Largest EV Market

BY Tyler Durden China is the largest market for electric vehicles in the […]
February 18, 2023

Victory Battery Metals acquires 17,792 hectares in the James Bay Lithium District – Richard Mills

2023.02.18 Canada- and Nevada-focused Victory Battery Metals (CSE:VR, FWB:VR61, OTC:VRCFF) is our new pick in […]
February 18, 2023

Lithium market booming as supply chases demand – Richard Mills

2023.02.18 The move away from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to EVs run on batteries is […]
February 17, 2023

Renforth’s polymetallic Surimeau Project has battery, critical and precious metals – Richard Mills

2023.02.17 The Surimeau mineral deposit in Quebec being developed by Renforth Resources (CSE:RFR, […]
February 17, 2023

Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers

By Bloomberg Almost 60% of total EV spending occurred in just the last […]
February 14, 2023

Ahead of the Herd Newsletter 2023 Issue 13 GRAPHITE Special Edition

2023.02.14 Hi War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition In their panic […]
February 14, 2023

War and subsidies have turbocharged the green transition

The Economist In their panic to keep the lights on, policymakers across Europe […]
February 13, 2023

America’s EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast.

By Liam Denning America’s energy angst was easier to gauge before the energy transition: You just looked […]
February 11, 2023

S&P report on copper supply is misleading – Richard Mills

2023.02.11 Copper is one of the most important metals with more than 20 […]
February 11, 2023

Why Copper Is a Critical Mineral

2023.03.11 Copper is critical for everything from the electrical grid to electric vehicles […]
February 10, 2023

Zinc: the essential element in increasingly short supply – Richard Mills

2023.02.10 Zinc is among the most important of base metals, constituting an essential […]
February 10, 2023

“Graphite is Powering the Future” – A Special Report on Graphite Processing & Sourcing in North America

By Lynn Walford 2023.03.10 Graphite, a form of pure carbon, is essential to […]
February 9, 2023

Biden’s EV Boom Needs a Graphite Rush Like China’s

By Liam Denning 2023.02.09 America’s energy angst was easier to gauge before the energy transition: You […]
February 9, 2023

Graphite One could supply a major portion of North America’s graphite demands – Richard Mills

2023.02.09 Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) is moving closer towards its goal of becoming […]
February 9, 2023

There isn’t enough copper in the world

By Lee Ying Shan 2023.02.09 Gold has been regarded for a long time […]
February 6, 2023

Scholz is learning that it’s not easy going green

By William Wilkes and Kamil Kowalcze 2023.02.06 In the shadow of the decaying Ensdorf […]
February 2, 2023

The fossil-fuel elephant in the electrification room – Richard Mills

2023.02.02 The transition from fossil fuels to electrified transportation and renewable energy is […]
January 28, 2023

Green energy investment matches fossil fuels for the first time – Richard Mills

2023.01.28 The shift to a world powered by renewable energy and run on […]
January 27, 2023

Clean energy sets $1.1 trillion record that’s bound to be broken

By Nathaniel Bullard 2023.01.27 Last year was a double milestone for decarbonizing the world’s […]
January 26, 2023

Graphite One working with three EV manufacturers and two US Department of Energy labs – Richard Mills

2023.01.26 Graphite One aims to become the first vertically integrated domestic producer to serve […]
January 25, 2023

Max publishes first assays from CESAR drilling; highlights include 3.4% copper and 48 g/t silver over 10.6m – Richard Mills

2023.01.25 Max Resource (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) has drilled into what appears to be a […]
January 25, 2023

EU metals industry urges aid to rival US green energy package

By Mark Burton 2023.01.25 Top metal producers called on the European Union to […]
January 24, 2023

Copper shortage getting real – Richard Mills

2023.01.24 At AOTH we’ve been writing about the coming copper supply deficit for […]
January 20, 2023

Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P)

By Govind Bhutada 2023.01.20 With the world gearing up for the electric vehicle […]
December 28, 2022

Saving Us From Us – Richard Mills

2022.12.28 Accordin to Al Gore if we would all pony up US$15,000,000,000,000.00 he […]
December 16, 2022

Recent nuclear fusion news is more about hydrogen bombs than energy related – Richard Mills

2022.12.16 Those who grew up in the 1980s and were educated in North […]
December 12, 2022

‘Deadpool’ on Lake Powell could arrive as soon as July – Richard Mills

2021.12.12 Dried-up rivers and alarmingly low reservoir levels are manifestations of climate change. […]
December 2, 2022

Artisanal miners thwarting copper supply uptake – Richard Mills

2022.12.02 An upcoming copper supply deficit could be hastened by an uptick in […]
November 25, 2022

G1, graphite and anodes: all overlooked pieces of the EV battery supply chain – Richard Mills

2022.11.25 The electrification of the global transportation system doesn’t happen without graphite. Graphite […]
November 20, 2022

Maiden drill program update: Max pulls up visibly mineralized core from URU-C, the first drill target at CESAR copper-silver project – Richard Mills

2022.11.20 Max Resource (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) is currently drilling its highest-priority target, URU, within […]
November 9, 2022

Silver joining copper in upcoming supply crunch – Richard Mills

2022.11.09 Copper is one of the most important metals with more than 20 […]
November 8, 2022

China’s near-complete dominance of ‘green economy’ metals – Richard Mills

2022.11.08 The “green economy” rejects dirty sources of energy and transportation, namely coal, […]
November 1, 2022

The world needs more graphite, and the US needs Graphite One: Under the Spotlight with G1’s CEO Anthony Huston: Richard Mills

2022.11.01 The electrification of the global transportation system doesn’t happen without lithium and […]
November 1, 2022

US battery and EV plants galore – Richard Mills

2022.11.01 According to data collected by The Book of Deals, via cargroup.org, in 2021 […]
October 29, 2022

Moribund silver may soon have liftoff – Richard Mills

2022.10.29 After being stuck in a wide range with no trading momentum during […]
October 27, 2022

Copper: the most important metal we’re running short of – Richard Mills

2022.10.27 Copper is one of the most important metals with more than 20 […]
October 18, 2022

Impacts of BC’s late-summer drought being felt province-wide – Richard Mills

2022.10.18 Although British Columbia experienced an unusually cold and wet spring, delaying the […]
October 7, 2022

Bye Bye BC’s killer whales (updated) – Richard Mills

2022.10.07 Unusually warm weather and forest fires burning into October are two signs […]
October 4, 2022

Goldshore hits bigly copper

2022.10.04 Copper is one of the most important metals with more than 20 […]
October 3, 2022

Max to drill URU in October; geophysical survey results correlate with surface geochemical anomalies

2022.10.03 Max Resource (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) is less than two weeks away from drilling […]
September 9, 2022

BC burning

2022.09.09 Whether or not you believe global warming is human-caused or the result […]
September 3, 2022

Hunger stones, wrecks and bones

2022.09.03 Hundreds of years ago, early Europeans hit with a devastating drought thought […]
August 24, 2022

Two charts show copper price drop may have been overdone

By Frik Els  2022.08.24 Copper is on track for its worst monthly run […]
August 23, 2022

The WATER WARS in western US are about to explode as tensions grow over lack of a water deal for the shrinking Colorado River

2022.08.22 Two months ago, federal officials took the unprecedented step of telling the […]
August 4, 2022

Government mandates cutting fertilizer emissions threaten to reverse the ‘Green Revolution’

2022.08.04 The impacts of climate change are being felt each passing year. They […]
July 14, 2022

The heat is on

2022.07.14 In Winnipeg, the hottest day of the year, on average, is nearly […]
July 13, 2022

Microplastics found in farm animals for the first time; Evanesce Packaging Solutions offers alternative to single-use plastics

2022.07.13 The next time you barbecue a piece of meat, you may also […]
July 8, 2022

Norden Crown kicks off 3-5,000m drill program at Burfjord, Norway

2022.07.08 Based in North Vancouver with an office in Sweden, Norden Crown Metals […]
July 6, 2022

Victory picks up Stingray properties in Quebec beside +$200M market cap lithium explorer

2022.07.06 Seasoned junior resource investors know, success comes not so much from what […]
July 4, 2022

Arctic warming: another obstacle to resource extraction

2022.07.04 The four-day heat wave that just enveloped BC is nothing compared to […]
June 24, 2022

BC bracing for more floods, brought on by late snowpack, heavy rains and sudden hot weather

2022.06.24 British Columbia is once again locked into a weather pattern seemingly dictated […]
June 15, 2022

Max closes $17.7M financing, setting up a busy summer at CESAR

2022.06.15  Max Resource (TSXV:MAX; OTC:MXROF; Frankfurt:M1D2) has just closed the final CAD$2.4 million of […]
June 4, 2022

Graphite One aiming to publish prefeasibility study in Q2

2022.06.04 Energized by two new hires, Graphite One (TSXV:GPH, OTCQX:GPHOF) is anticipating a […]
June 2, 2022

Renforth enhances value of Surimeau battery metals property with extension of Lalonde showing

2022.06.02 We all know Elon Musk just doesn’t shy away from blockbuster deals […]
June 1, 2022

Victory’s first-phase drilling at Smokey supports theory of a “significant lithium deposit buried at depth”

2022.06.01 Victory Resources’ (CSE:VR, FWB:VR61, OTC:VRCFF) Smokey lithium project is about 35 km […]
May 28, 2022

Get ready for extreme heat and its effects on crops, lives

2022.05.28 The climate on planet Earth is changing, and a lot faster than […]
May 24, 2022

Glacial melt accelerating fresh water crisis

2022.05.24 It’s slightly mind-blowing to know that, while 70% of the Earth’s surface is […]
May 20, 2022

Stripped of its ESG credentials, Tesla continues to pursue dirty nickel in Indonesia

2022.05.20 As shareholders demand that companies place more emphasis on environmental, social and […]
May 7, 2022

Pampa Metals exploring potential porphyry district on trend with Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine

2022.05.07 Around 80% of Chilean copper production comes from copper-moly porphyry deposits, with […]
May 6, 2022
Copper wire

Top 5 reasons copper is heading higher

2022.05.06 Copper is one of our most important metals with more than 20 […]
May 1, 2022

Palladium One boosts LK project indicated resources by nearly 250%

2022.05.01 One of the most important pieces of news that mining investors usually […]
April 13, 2022

Palladium: 5 reasons stronger for longer

2022.04.13 One of the clearcut winners of the 2022 commodity rally has to […]
April 8, 2022

Top 5 Uses of Copper

2022.04.08 As the oldest metal known to man, copper has been an essential […]
April 4, 2022

A new “Paris Agreement” sets the plastic age on countdown

2022.04.04 March 1, 2022 could well be looked back upon as a monumental […]
April 2, 2022

Governments ignore mining in electrification push

2022.04.02 The supply chain for batteries, wind turbines, solar panels, electric motors, transmission […]
April 2, 2022

EV affordability confronted by rising component costs

2022.04.02 High fuel prices may have a lot of motorists thinking about how […]
March 29, 2022

Max Resource seals cooperation agreement with Endeavour Silver

2022.03.29 As a follow-up to its major announcement earlier in the month, Max […]
March 26, 2022

Under the Spotlight – Mills, Beale: Pampa Metals

2022.03.26 Rick Mills, Editor/ Publisher, Ahead of the Herd: Today I’m here with […]
March 22, 2022

Backpack drilling confirms grade consistency and continuity of mineralization at Core Assets’ Blue property

2022.03.22 Emerging BC-focused explorer Core Assets Corp. (CSE: CC) (FSE: 5RJ) (OTCQB: CCOOF), […]
March 21, 2022

Red-hot nickel, copper and palladium bodes well for Palladium One

2022.03.21 The current commodity price surge puts Palladium One Mining (TSXV:PDM, OTC:NKORF, FSE:7N11) […]
March 16, 2022

Climate change and the coming global reset

2022.03.16 It is 2050. Beyond the emissions reductions registered in 2015, no further […]
March 11, 2022

Copper and nickel market updates

2022.03.11 Copper The global copper supply crisis is getting deeper with each passing […]
February 26, 2022

Tackling the global plastic crisis

2022.02.26 There’s no denying that plastics and plastic packaging have become an integral […]
February 23, 2022

Electrification metals nickel, cobalt, palladium in play following Russian moves in Eastern Ukraine

2022.02.23 Weeks of failed diplomacy over a potential invasion of Ukraine resulted in […]