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All you need to know about battery metal lead

July 04, 2021 12:58 AM AEST | By Akshay

Summary Lead is a bluish-white, dense metal, which is used in rechargeable batteries, alloys, bullets, and ammunitions. The Lead contracts traded...

OPEC+ readies to boost production to meet global demand; ASX O&G sha...

July 02, 2021 02:34 PM AEST | By Nitish Kumar

Summary Saudi Arabia and Russia are in favour of adding 0.4Mbbl/day of crude oil from August 2021 to support the global demand. The benchmarks- WT...

How is lithium mined, and why its mining is criticized?

July 01, 2021 01:34 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The demand for lithium has surged significantly due to the high demand for lithium-ion batteries used in portable devices and electric vehi...

How is crude oil extracted?

June 30, 2021 12:13 PM AEST | By Nitish Kumar

Summary The earliest known oil wells were drilled in ancient China around 200-300 A.D. John D. Rockefeller, the first billionaire of the modern wo...

What is coking coal, and where is it used?

June 29, 2021 06:01 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Coking coal, generally known as metallurgical coal, is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock. When heated, coking coal&...

Why are crude oil prices on fire in 2021?

June 29, 2021 01:00 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Crude oil prices have surged more than 84% in the past one year (as of 28 June 2021), on the back of robust economic recovery and accelerat...

Which company owns the largest silver reserve in Australia?

June 28, 2021 06:12 PM AEST | By Aayush

Summary Australia is the seventh largest silver producer in the world and has an estimated reserve of around 90,000 tonnes. The largest silver min...

Is euphoria around gold stocks short lived?

June 27, 2021 12:22 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Investments in gold can be done by buying physical gold or exchange traded funds or stock in gold mining, refining, and production. Regardless of who...

What are battery metals? Why is their demand growing?

June 22, 2021 11:47 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The fastest-growing storage technology, batteries play a vital role in the low-carbon transition. The demand for battery metals such as li...

What is copper and what is its strategic importance?

June 21, 2021 06:47 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Copper or the red metal has wide applicability ranging from industrial uses to human health. The copper prices reached an all-time high of...

What are the factors that influence global crude oil prices?

June 04, 2021 03:44 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Crude oil prices have grown more than 40% this year on the back of robust vaccination programs and global economic recovery. OPEC and its...

How crude oil dynamics influence the upstream and downstream sectors

June 03, 2021 01:35 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Crude oil prices have witnessed a dramatic journey, rising from a negative territory in 2020 to the pre-pandemic levels in 2021. The dynam...

Why is iron ore rally hurting these two sectors?

June 03, 2021 12:35 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The prices of iron ore have almost doubled in the last one year, on account of strong economic growth, globally. China's decision to curb...

What does the future of shale oil market look like?

June 02, 2021 06:17 PM AEST | By Nitish Kumar

Summary Advancements in oil and gas drilling technology have unlocked huge reserves of oil, earlier untapped by oil and gas players. Shale oil is...

Gold rush on the cards amidst rising inflation and weak dollar

June 01, 2021 05:19 PM AEST | By Nitish Kumar

Summary Gold prices surged 8% during May, the highest monthly gain since July 2020. Fear of rise in inflation and weakening of dollar are catalysi...

What are Rare Earth Elements and what’s their strategic significance...

May 31, 2021 01:03 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Rare earth elements (REE) are a set of 17 metallic elements, which are not rare despite what the name suggests. REEs are widely used in th...

Why are the oil prices volatile in May?

May 27, 2021 12:48 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Crude oil is one of the highly traded commodities, globally. Its prices are extremely sensitive to factors such as supply-and-demand balance, weather,...

Why are iron ore prices volatile of late?

May 25, 2021 11:31 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Iron ore prices have been on a dramatic journey starting the second half of the last year. The prices reached a record high of US$237.57 per tonne on...

Six Major Gold Miners with Massive Reserves

May 20, 2021 10:25 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Gold prices have been edging higher over the weaker US dollar and growing inflationary pressure. China, Russia, Australia, Canada, and the...

Here’s What You Need To Know About Commodity Supercycle

May 18, 2021 01:31 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary A commodity supercycle is a prolonged period of price increase of a commodity, usually due to a demand shock. Most supercycles have an und...

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