Rick Mills – “Graphite One to Build Graphite Anode Manufacturing Plant in Ohio, On Site Previously Used to Stockpile Critical Minerals

      Graphite One (TSX–V:GPH) (OTCQX:GPHOF) plans to invest $435 million to build a graphite anode manufacturing plant in Trumbull County, Ohio, between Cleveland and Pittsburgh.     Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Graphite One Alaska, the Vancouver-based company has selected …
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March 25, 2024

Rick Mills – “Energy Insecurity Will Prevail, Despite Energy Transition”

        Until recently economists tended to treat energy inflation and food inflation as different entities. Russia’s attack on Ukraine and other factors put a laser-like focus on the relationship between the two.   Ukraine and Russia are …
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March 22, 2024

Rick Mills – “The Big Fat Lies Told by Big Oil, Big Plastic”

        While there is disagreement over its causes, the reality of global warming is an incontrovertible fact. The planet is heating up, affecting our weather, oceans and food, as crops fail, causing shortages and price hikes. Storms …
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March 18, 2024

Rick Mills – “Plastic pollution: A Scourge With Far-Reaching Consequences”

        Every day most of us contribute, several times, to the global plastic pollution problem.   There’s no denying that plastics have become an integral part of the global economy. They are capable of delivering massive economic …
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March 15, 2024

Rick Mills – “Fed's Next Rate Move Might Not Align With Popular Consensus”

        The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation is core PCE, which stands for Personal Consumption Expenditures index. This inflation gauge, published monthly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), doesn’t include food and energy, because prices for …
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March 10, 2024

Rick Mills – “Indonesia and China Killed the Nickel Market”

              The mantra? Our fossil-fueled based transportation system needs to be 100% electrified, and the switch must be made from oil, gas, and coal-powered power plants to those which run on solar, wind and …
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March 6, 2024

Rick Mills – “Copper, This Dog Will Hunt”

        More manufacturing will boost the demand for copper. Jeff Currie noted that of all metals, copper has the most scope for gains.   United States ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)   Robert Friedland, the billionaire founder …
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February 19, 2024

Rick Mills – “Shutdown of Deep Ocean Current Could Cause Extreme Climate Change as Soon as 2025

      The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a large system of water currents that circulates water from north to south and back, in a long cycle within the Atlantic Ocean.   This system of deep-water circulation, sometimes …
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February 16, 2024

Rick Mills – “2023 was a Record Year for Gold Demand”

      Gold demand reached an all-time high in 2023, according to the most recent data from the World Gold Council.   While gold does not play a starring role in the energy and electrification drama, its monetary function …
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February 13, 2024

Rick Mills – “Mining Industry Dogged by Retirements and Lack of New Recruits”

      One of the biggest challenges facing the mining industry is a growing skills gap created by an aging workforce and a dearth of talent waiting next in line.   According to Walter Copan, vice president, research and …
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February 12, 2024


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