Skarn’s latest update to the Copper Water Curve
Skarn’s latest update to the Copper Water Curve is now available. Production, water use and climatic data for 175 copper producing assets have been updated...
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Doubtful & delayed lithium extraction
Doubtful and delayed were adjectives murmured by delegates rather than direct when referring to the direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies at the 15th Fastmarkets Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials conference...
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FPX puts auto companies on notice
Canadian nickel junior FPX Nickel has struck a deal with leading stainless-steel producer Outokumpu.
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Skarn Mining-ESG Bulletin #32
The Mining-ESG Bulletin shares original analysis from Skarn and curates news and developments in the mining sector ESG space.
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Skarn Mining-ESG Bulletin #31
The Mining-ESG Bulletin shares original analysis from Skarn and curates news and developments in the mining sector ESG space.
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Skarn Mining-ESG Bulletin #30
The Mining-ESG Bulletin shares original analysis from Skarn and curates news and developments in the mining sector ESG space.
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Jon the Team: Senior Commercial Executive
This is a unique opportunity for a client focused business development professional to join an established company expanding its suite of products and associated consulting services.
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Carbon Credits with CarbonHood
The Skarn team regularly field questions about carbon credits, especially regarding their creation and verification. A recent chance conversation with CarbonHood resulted in an offer to explain the carbon credit process...
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EPA toughens emissions standards
New proposed federal vehicle emissions standards announced by The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are likely to further stimulate the demand for energy transition metals in the country...
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Are Days Numbered for Indonesia’s Kilns?
At around 50% of global production and growing each year, Indonesia is currently the world's largest source of nickel, a key commodity required for decarbonisation.
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2023 Deep Dive
Critical minerals were front and centre at the 2023 PDAC conference in Toronto, Canada. From president Kennedy to Copperhead laser guided munitions...
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PDAC 2023 - The Skarn Round Up
The PDAC 2023 conference was almost back to pre pandemic levels with 24,000 attendees. The main themes were critical materials, project funding, zero carbon or low carbon projects, sustainability and ESG.
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What's happening in Chile? Our latest Gold and Copper Water and GHG Analysis
The Chilean mining sector's electricity consumption is set to increase with production output, but electricity emission factor is decreasing as more renewable PPAs come on line; what will be the net impact on Scope 2 emissions?
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M&A comes to town but how sustainable is the Newmont-Newcrest deal?
We were intrigued as to whether this US$16-17 billion deal would result in a more attractive combined entity in the near term with regards to the big ESG issues - greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity and water use...
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The Start of Skarn's secondary materials research journey.
Skarn will continue to develop our energy & emissions research to account for urban mining and secondary feed to primary smelters; especially for zinc and nickel.
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The fallout from the energy crisis
The steep rise in energy prices, partly brought on by the Russia-Ukraine war, has wreaked havoc in the markets.
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Skarn on carbon emissions, water usage and renewables
Join Skarn on November 29th for a cross-commodity view on carbon emissions, water usage and renewables in the mining and smelting industries.
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LME talks ESG change
Decarbonisation was a recurring theme at various LME Week events in October 2022 , but interestingly has not received much attention in relation to M&A activity in the gold space.
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