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 […]
February 16, 2022

As copper supply approaches “extreme scarcity”, GSP looks to reboot former producing mine with bulk-tonnage potential

2022.02.16 “I’ve been doing this 30 years and I’ve never seen markets like […]
February 16, 2022

Transformative year for Max Resources

2022.02.16 In exploration, a number of techniques are employed to gather information about […]
February 15, 2022

Nickel Market Update

2022.02.15 The nickel market is currently experiencing its biggest squeeze in recent memory. […]
February 15, 2022

Copper market update

2022.02.15 The copper industry is threatened by a looming global supply crisis, as […]
February 14, 2022

Copper, lithium, graphite: Electrification demand strengthens as supplies tighten

2022.02.14 The move away from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles to EVs run on batteries is […]
February 12, 2022

World’s running short on nickel supply for battery use

2022.02.12 The nickel market is currently experiencing its biggest squeeze in recent memory. […]
February 10, 2022

Pampa Metals lands deal with AI tech company to explore more copper-gold prospects in Chile

2022.02.10 For a technology to have a transformative effect on the mining industry, […]
February 5, 2022

The paradox of going green

2022.02.05 We have come to terms that a global transition to clean energy […]
February 2, 2022

Max Resource granted additional mining concession contracts in Colombia, the most of any in the country

2022.02.02 Having made significant progress over the past year at its flagship CESAR […]
January 28, 2022

Graphite vs lithium

2022.01.28 The electrification of the global transportation system doesn’t happen without lithium and […]
January 25, 2022

Renforth channel sampling returns up to 2% copper at Surimeau polymetallic asset in Quebec

2022.01.25 Renforth Resources’ (CSE:RFR, OTCQB:RFHRF, FSE:9RR) Surimeau project in Quebec hosts several target […]
January 22, 2022

GSP continues to explore past-producing Alwin Mine, as copper price support remains solid

2022.01.22 Copper has been one of the biggest winners of the commodities complex […]
January 20, 2022

Our plastic world

2022.01.20 Think about this: Every time you buy a soft drink that comes […]
January 20, 2022

A record year looms for lithium, underlining a global supply crunch that could derail the EV boom

2022.01.20 Electrification and decarbonization are anticipated to be one of the biggest investment […]
January 19, 2022

Evanesce tackling single-use plastic problem with 100% compostable straws and Styrofoam alternatives

2022.01.19 Think about this: Every time you buy a soft drink that comes […]
January 18, 2022

Junior resource companies on a global hunt for new copper supply

2022.01.18 Copper is coming off a historic year during which its prices broke […]