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Southern Africa Exploration Targets Battery Minerals

September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Southern Africa is a hotspot for mineral exploration to meet the global demand for battery minerals.

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A Summary of the 2022 Jackling Lecture

Keith Wallace - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Mining companies are working towards carbon neutrality, which requires lowering carbon monoxide emissions. One method of reducing emissions is by replacing internal-combustion engines (ICE) with battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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European Battery Metals: The State of Play

Martin Pittuck, Ben Lepley - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Heavy investment in research and development, driven by the EV and renewable energy industries, is leading to an explosion in battery innovation.

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On the Matter of Snowflakes…

Rob Bowell - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Snowflakes are single crystals of water that have achieved a sufficient size to fall through the Earth’s atmosphere as snow.

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Novel Sources of Lithium Clay

Kirsty Reynolds - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Demand for lithium, a key battery metal, is on the up. The largest brine (Salar de Atacama, Chile) and pegmatite (Greenbushes, Western Australia) lithium producers have been working up to double their production capacity to take up the slack in the short term.

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Opportunity for Africa to Fill the Commodity Gap

Andrew van Zyl - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Forecasts suggest that the global economy is facing a ‘commodity gap’ in the near future as the demand for battery minerals could outstrip supply. Could Africa fill that gap?

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Flake Graphite – Bottleneck for Meeting Global Energy Supply Demands

Scott Burkett, Mike Armitage - September 2023

Publication - SRK News Article

Named by a mineralogist in 1789 from the Greek word graphein, “write”, graphite has played a significant role in the evolution of humanity from pencils to industrial lubricants, and now for conductors in batteries.

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Mining’s Role in Energy Transition

Video

This video discusses the key role mining plays in providing many of the raw materials needed to drive energy transition.

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Mine Electrification: Technology Availability and Readiness

Video - Interview

This panel features senior mining and mobility experts providing insight on technology readiness, pilot projects, and challenges for moving to fully electric fleets and mobile equipment.

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Strategy and Advice

Promote forward-thinking environmental and social strategies while proactively engaging stakeholders and planning for climate change

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