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Mind the gap: Valuations, funding belie 'huge' opportunities

Plans to mine and refine battery minerals, and produce batteries in Europe could create a massive new industry, but a serious disconnect between the market value of the companies involved and required investment quantums, as well as the low grade and size of deposits, threatens to get in the way.

 Northvolt's Etta facility in Sweden

Northvolt's Etta facility in Sweden

At Skelleftea in northern Sweden, a vast new ‘gigafactory' is to be constructed, with plans to produce 32Gwh of battery capacity per year by 2020. Northvolt, a company founded in 2016 by two former Tesla...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Mining Equities Report 2023

Access an exclusive, inside look on the quarterly mining IPOs and secondary raisings data and mining equities performance tables with an annual Stock Exchange Comparisons supplement.

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Mining Journal Intelligence World Risk Report 2023 (feat. MineHutte ratings)

A detailed analysis of mining investment risks across 121 jurisdictions globally, built on 11 ‘hard risk’ metrics and an industrywide survey.

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Mining Journal Intelligence Global Leadership Report 2023: Social licence

Gain insights into social licence trends and best practices from interviews with 20+ top mining company executives and an industrywide survey.