The Age of Electricity is creating enormous opportunities in the critical minerals investment thematic. Howard, Rodney and Matt provide in-depth discussions with major developers and analysts covering lithium battery metals, rare earths, and many other specialty commodities.
Letícia Simionato and Przemek Koralewski of Fastmarkets join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to talk about South America’s growing role in the lithium market, key takeaways from the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s improving mining outlook, DLE momentum, China’s influence in the lithium supply chain, and Fastmarkets’ new digital spot platform for lithium price…
Lithium Africa (TSXV: LAF) CEO Dr. Tom Benson joins Rock Stock Channel (Ben and Matt) to discuss the company’s latest progress across its African lithium portfolio, including active drilling at Springbok in South Africa and Adzopé in Côte d’Ivoire, the potential Springbok stockpile sale, the Ganfeng Lithium joint venture, and key catalysts expected over the next 6–12 months. The discussion also…
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML) CEO Ana Cabral joins Howard Klein and Matt Fernley to discuss SGML’s Q2 results, record 47% EBITDA margin, lower operating costs, improving lithium market conditions, offtake funding potential, and the path toward major production growth. The conversation also covers Sigma’s temporary production pause, regulatory negotiations in Brazil, balance sheet strategy, Phase 2…
Chris Robb, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley debate whether lithium bears are missing the real story: demand growth, project financing, DLE delays, Chinese processing capacity, and whether lithium equities are actually cheap. In this Rock Stock Recap, the discussion covers Rick Rule’s lithium skepticism, why “abundant resources” don’t automatically become supply, whether hard-rock lithium is…
Galan Lithium (ASX: GLN) CEO JP Vargas and CFO Ross Dinsdale join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss Galan’s ramp-up toward first lithium chloride concentrate sales, insider buying, low-cost Argentine brine production, and the company’s long-term growth potential at Hombre Muerto West. Matt Fernley and Howard Klein dig into Galan’s valuation discount versus hard rock lithium peers,…
Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH) COO Mike Westendorf joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the company’s breaking Salinas transaction with PLS, one of the world’s largest hard rock lithium producers. The deal includes US$37.5 million in cash and a 2% royalty on future spodumene sales, while allowing Lithium Ionic to focus on advancing its flagship Bandeira project toward production.…
Lithium bears keep repeating the same arguments - but are they actually right? In this Rock Stock University episode, Matt Fernley breaks down five major misconceptions about the lithium market, including sodium-ion batteries, ESS demand, battery economics, long-term lithium demand growth, and the difference between geological resources and fundable supply. We look at why the lithium sell-off may…
Anson Resources (ASX: ASN) Executive Chairman & CEO Bruce Richardson joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the latest progress at the Green River lithium project in Utah, including state-level financing incentives, potential CapEx benefits, DFS timing, mineral rights expansion, DLE test work, and the broader lithium market outlook. The discussion covers Anson’s path toward FID,…
Critical minerals are back in focus as Washington weighs new policy moves, battery storage demand accelerates, and lithium market fundamentals tighten. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley are joined by Steve LeVine to discuss the US-China battery supply chain race, why grid storage and AI power demand could reshape lithium markets, and what investors may be missing in…
Lithium inventories are tightening, but lithium equities remain under pressure. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein, Matt Fernley and Tomasz Nadrowski of Amvest Capital discuss the critical minerals sell-off, lithium market fundamentals, rare earths, nickel, tungsten, AI infrastructure, energy bottlenecks, mining inflation, government support and where value may be emerging across mining…