BlackEarth rockets 25pc, ASX lithium stocks on the cusp of EV revolution
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Graphite mine developer Blackearth Minerals (ASX:BEM) and its German graphite supply chain partner, LuxCarbon GmbH, have today become members of the European Battery Alliance (EBA).
The EBA was established by the European Comission in 2017, and has become the leading industry group focused on the growing electric vehicles (EV) and battery markets.
The purpose of the Alliance is to ensure that Europe transitions smoothly into EVs by creating a competitive battery cell manufacturing value chain in the continent. Members include Tesla, Ford, BMW, Bosch, and Volvo Cars, amongst others.
BlackEarth believes that its association with the EBA will yield significant benefits in developing its graphite supply chain business strategy.
With the new membership, BlackEarth and Luxcarbon together plan to provide certain EBA members with downstream processed products for confirmation of their suitability for the EV market.
In a major deal struck in early February, BlackEarth signed a MOU with Urbix Resources Inc, USA. In that deal, BlackEarth will supply graphite concentrate to Urbix’s processing facility in Arizona, which is currently under construction.
The facility is said to be able to purify up to 24,000 tonnes of concentrate per year. Upon the facility’s completion, the two companies have proposed a joint venture to build a processing plant together either in Madagascar or Western Australia for the production of purified graphite.
In order to fulfil its side of the deal, BlackEarth signed a graphite supply and marketing deal with Luxcarbon GmbH – one of Germany’s major suppliers of graphite and carbon products. Under the terms, Luxacarbon will supply BlackEarth up to 25,000 tonnes of graphite concenrates per annum, which will then be used to assist Urbix in completing its plant development.
Data from Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Database shows battery demand in Europe – the second biggest market behind China — is set to increase at an annualised rate of 40.1 per cent between 2020 and 2025.
Stockhead has compiled a list of manganese, lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths and copper stocks on the ASX that will play a major part in the coming revolution.
Here’s a table of how each of those stocks has performed.
CODE | COMPANY | 1 WEEK RETURN % | 1 MONTH RETURN % | 6 MONTH RETURN % | 1 YEAR RETURN % | PRICE | MARKET CAP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRL | Province Resources | 254 | 360 | 174 | 1388 | 0.092 | $ 58,938,865.45 |
QPM | Queensland Pacific | 62 | 74 | 482 | 450 | 0.099 | $ 82,099,386.60 |
PUR | Pursuit Minerals | 55 | 34 | 265 | 812 | 0.051 | $ 36,043,107.53 |
AXE | Archer Materials | 54 | 130 | 154 | 521 | 1.2 | $ 180,509,236.80 |
MLX | Metals X | 31 | 70 | 174 | 135 | 0.23 | $ 195,062,204.41 |
LKE | Lake Resources | 31 | 170 | 1057 | 995 | 0.405 | $ 359,154,142.55 |
COB | Cobalt Blue | 28 | 10 | 330 | 231 | 0.43 | $ 89,359,864.92 |
JRL | Jindalee Resources | 27 | 36 | 272 | 566 | 1.9 | $ 73,926,543.90 |
HXG | Hexagon Energy | 33 | 0 | 80 | 100 | 0.11 | $ 27,108,479.43 |
LYC | Lynas Rare Earths | 22 | 38 | 147 | 184 | 6.16 | $ 5,244,277,329.78 |
RNU | Renascor Resources | 23 | 145 | 227 | 390 | 0.049 | $ 64,962,683.53 |
IPT | Impact Minerals | 21 | 44 | -8 | 130 | 0.023 | $ 39,179,501.70 |
HAS | Hastings Tech Metals | 21 | 12 | 57 | 88 | 0.235 | $ 289,034,902.32 |
OZL | OZ Minerals | 18 | 13 | 55 | 127 | 22.65 | $ 7,016,798,130.75 |
BKT | Black Rock Mining | 16 | 50 | 246 | 273 | 0.18 | $ 124,980,840.95 |
PLS | Pilbara Minerals | 16 | -3 | 254 | 277 | 1.13 | $ 3,070,617,650.24 |
NIC | Nickel Mines | 16 | 13 | 123 | 138 | 1.39 | $ 3,269,537,766.30 |
IXR | Ionic Rare Earths | 16 | 63 | 373 | 550 | 0.052 | $ 150,265,574.24 |
SYR | Syrah Resources | 14 | 15 | 216 | 164 | 1.3 | $ 571,654,896.10 |
REE | Rarex | 13 | -4 | 88 | 271 | 0.13 | $ 46,993,968.46 |
LEG | Legend Mining | 13 | 4 | -7 | 23 | 0.135 | $ 334,779,465.13 |
ADD | Adavale Resources | 12 | -20 | 392 | 94 | 0.064 | $ 17,703,025.97 |
JRV | Jervois Mining | 12 | 4 | 51 | 117 | 0.52 | $ 393,122,604.70 |
GXY | Galaxy Resources | 11 | 0 | 141 | 169 | 2.8 | $ 1,330,728,653.76 |
CTM | Centaurus Metals | 11 | 6 | 82 | 324 | 0.89 | $ 288,322,167.76 |
MIN | Mineral Resources | 10 | 3 | 45 | 105 | 39.69 | $ 7,127,099,562.79 |
GBR | Great Boulder Resources | 10 | -19 | -19 | 28 | 0.043 | $ 8,086,570.11 |
BHP | BHP | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 48.92 | $ 139,397,687,964.08 |
TLG | Talga | 9 | 3 | 172 | 278 | 1.65 | $ 460,909,457.12 |
IGO | IGO | 9 | -2 | 55 | 21 | 7.03 | $ 5,020,685,600.19 |
EMH | European Metals | 9 | 12 | 270 | 389 | 1.37 | $ 173,825,716.45 |
LPD | Lepidico | 9 | 9 | 213 | 111 | 0.025 | $ 124,508,232.53 |
ORE | Orocobre | 8 | 2 | 81 | 60 | 5.28 | $ 1,747,741,264.48 |
PLL | Piedmont Lithium | 8 | 44 | 731 | 518 | 0.77 | $ 999,164,740.15 |
PM8 | Pensana | 7 | -9 | 134 | 622 | 1.66 | $ 201,330,337.76 |
HNR | Hannans | 7 | -38 | -6 | -6 | 0.0075 | $ 17,699,828.94 |
POS | Poseidon Nickel | 7 | -1 | 56 | 129 | 0.078 | $ 199,468,454.49 |
MCR | Mincor Resources | 6 | -6 | 44 | 66 | 1.07 | $ 444,817,680.78 |
PNN | PepinNini Minerals | 6 | 41 | 406 | 69 | 0.45 | $ 16,547,055.60 |
VR8 | Vanadium Resources | 5 | -8 | 61 | 96 | 0.045 | $ 17,216,762.15 |
G88 | Golden Mile Resources | 4 | -10 | -20 | -10 | 0.047 | $ 5,412,806.43 |
CLQ | Clean Teq | 4 | 6 | 86 | 17 | 0.3 | $ 252,493,315.53 |
AML | Aeon Metals | 4 | -14 | -27 | -14 | 0.12 | $ 71,144,821.34 |
ESS | Essential Metals | 4 | -24 | 28 | -11 | 0.13 | $ 24,098,076.00 |
BSX | Blackstone | 4 | 21 | 15 | 200 | 0.51 | $ 162,525,255.95 |
LIT | Lithium Australia | 3 | -12 | 178 | 138 | 0.15 | $ 134,321,859.00 |
WKT | Walkabout Resources | 3 | 19 | -20 | 0 | 0.16 | $ 57,607,051.43 |
BUX | Buxton Resources | 3 | 14 | -3 | -3 | 0.074 | $ 8,843,603.08 |
MRC | Mineral Commodities | 3 | -7 | 64 | 44 | 0.41 | $ 187,059,044.11 |
BOA | Boadicea Resources | 2 | -2 | 48 | 23 | 0.235 | $ 14,604,250.31 |
ARU | Arafura Resource | 2 | -2 | 210 | 236 | 0.245 | $ 274,914,146.05 |
TNG | TNG | 2 | -1 | 31 | 20 | 0.099 | $ 119,951,715.84 |
PAN | Panoramic Resources | 2 | -7 | 128 | -3 | 0.16 | $ 297,382,530.58 |
ARR | American Rare Earths | 2 | -10 | 155 | 522 | 0.1 | $ 31,632,702.62 |
TMT | Technology Metals | 1 | -8 | 94 | 192 | 0.35 | $ 50,878,072.60 |
INR | Ioneer | 2 | 66 | 357 | 159 | 0.48 | $ 767,083,984.49 |
CXO | Core Lithium | 0 | 16 | 456 | 558 | 0.25 | $ 256,176,210.62 |
AUZ | Australian Mines | 0 | -20 | 9 | 71 | 0.024 | $ 91,113,438.55 |
S2R | S2 Resources | 0 | -15 | -19 | 90 | 0.175 | $ 55,105,956.33 |
LML | Lincoln Minerals | 0 | 0 | 33 | 100 | 0.008 | $ 4,599,869.49 |
AJM | Altura Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.07 | $ 209,037,029.25 |
ATM | Aneka Tambang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $ 1,303,649.00 |
NMT | Neometals | 0 | 7 | 103 | 109 | 0.375 | $ 212,686,993.74 |
AVZ | AVZ Minerals | 0 | 3 | 208 | 127 | 0.2 | $ 563,582,209.13 |
CLA | Celsius Resources | 0 | 7 | 167 | 336 | 0.048 | $ 38,729,595.56 |
FFX | Firefinch | 0 | 36 | 63 | 188 | 0.245 | $ 195,477,120.25 |
HWK | Hawkstone Mining | -1 | 52 | 102 | 750 | 0.0425 | $ 64,550,875.44 |
CZN | Corazon | -2 | -5 | -5 | -26 | 0.057 | $ 9,272,099.14 |
CHN | Chalice Mining | -2 | -2 | 186 | 1417 | 4.4 | $ 1,466,425,384.71 |
PGM | Platina Resources | -2 | -4 | 13 | 183 | 0.051 | $ 20,143,031.66 |
DEV | Devex Resources | -2 | 2 | 7 | 258 | 0.24 | $ 63,597,114.00 |
MOH | Moho Resources | -2 | -9 | -38 | -14 | 0.08 | $ 7,400,970.35 |
GAL | Galileo Mining | -3 | 27 | 13 | 106 | 0.35 | $ 49,369,915.73 |
PSC | Prospect Resources | -3 | -17 | -17 | 2 | 0.17 | $ 54,794,911.22 |
ARL | Ardea Resources | -4 | 11 | -4 | 14 | 0.545 | $ 72,133,878.83 |
RLC | Reedy Lagoon | -4 | 23 | 200 | 800 | 0.027 | $ 12,682,812.17 |
NTU | Northern Minerals | -4 | 16 | 56 | 14 | 0.05 | $ 217,217,034.25 |
AVL | Australian Vanadium | -4 | -4 | 109 | 100 | 0.024 | $ 70,323,811.54 |
AQD | Ausquest | -4 | 5 | -28 | 109 | 0.023 | $ 16,933,317.03 |
GED | Golden Deeps | -4 | -4 | -28 | -36 | 0.0115 | $ 9,298,217.28 |
ASN | Anson Resources | -4 | 5 | 271 | 197 | 0.089 | $ 75,084,041.93 |
EUR | European Lithium | -4 | -35 | 38 | -24 | 0.065 | $ 60,181,480.97 |
LPI | Lithium Power International | -5 | -18 | 64 | 0 | 0.295 | $ 83,919,892.84 |
VRC | Volt Resources | -5 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 0.019 | $ 36,768,077.72 |
SYA | Sayona Mining | -5 | -20 | 311 | 215 | 0.037 | $ 138,365,660.61 |
QXR | Qx Resources | -5 | 6 | -5 | 6 | 0.018 | $ 9,607,721.80 |
MAN | Mandrake Resources | -6 | -7 | 103 | 427 | 0.079 | $ 26,832,377.51 |
GME | GME Resources | -6 | -11 | 72 | 13 | 0.062 | $ 33,968,882.73 |
MNS | Magnis Energy Technologies | -6 | 81 | 35 | 199 | 0.29 | $ 243,111,550.97 |
VMC | Venus Metals | -7 | -2 | -11 | -7 | 0.21 | $ 31,726,523.43 |
SGQ | St George Mining | -7 | -15 | 17 | -2 | 0.098 | $ 49,850,794.22 |
GLN | Galan Lithium | -7 | -9 | 210 | 92 | 0.48 | $ 106,669,932.29 |
ESR | Estrella Resources | -7 | -15 | 353 | 656 | 0.068 | $ 63,564,321.87 |
TON | Triton Minerals | -7 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0.054 | $ 60,126,807.55 |
BSM | Bass Metals | -7 | 30 | 117 | 30 | 0.0065 | $ 24,130,054.41 |
VUL | Vulcan Energy | -7 | -31 | 1120 | 2578 | 6.83 | $ 730,756,940.80 |
RXL | Rox Resources | -8 | -3 | -39 | 20 | 0.036 | $ 73,793,824.67 |
LTR | Liontown Resources | -8 | 3 | 193 | 215 | 0.41 | $ 724,464,136.40 |
BAR | Barra Resources | -8 | -12 | -8 | 21 | 0.023 | $ 16,262,594.42 |
AOU | Auroch Minerals | -8 | 8 | 189 | 318 | 0.28 | $ 69,418,040.55 |
ARN | Aldoro Resources | -8 | 29 | 135 | 35 | 0.27 | $ 18,219,816.81 |
SRI | Sipa Resources | -9 | -8 | -31 | 7 | 0.059 | $ 10,313,986.18 |
CWX | Carawine Resources | -11 | -14 | -9 | -22 | 0.21 | $ 21,777,980.40 |
RFR | Rafaella Resources | -11 | 5 | 21 | -27 | 0.08 | $ 10,232,445.68 |
SLZ | Sultan Resources | -11 | -9 | 15 | 117 | 0.195 | $ 13,906,877.80 |
CNJ | Conico | -12 | 3 | 88 | 275 | 0.03 | $ 24,130,284.10 |
SBR | Sabre Resources | -13 | -13 | 40 | 250 | 0.007 | $ 11,781,445.54 |
FGR | First Graphene | -13 | -10 | 93 | 58 | 0.26 | $ 131,183,907.65 |
ADV | Ardiden | -14 | -22 | 13 | 260 | 0.018 | $ 38,575,113.91 |
ALY | Alchemy Resources | -15 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0.017 | $ 12,100,382.15 |
INF | Infinity Lithium | -18 | -13 | 127 | 251 | 0.205 | $ 60,778,229.80 |
STK | Strickland Metals | -19 | -37 | -48 | 30 | 0.026 | $ 10,949,939.55 |
BEM | Blackearth Minerals | -19 | 173 | 285 | 317 | 0.15 | $ 22,517,700.04 |
MLS | Metals Australia | -20 | -20 | -20 | 100 | 0.002 | $ 8,381,807.15 |
AGY | Argosy Minerals | -22 | -13 | 118 | 61 | 0.12 | $ 143,781,245.96 |
TKL | Traka Resources | -22 | -19 | -12 | 323 | 0.021 | $ 10,635,766.43 |
AZS | Azure Minerals | -27 | -31 | 100 | 154 | 0.33 | $ 103,208,716.54 |
EGR | Ecograf | -30 | 112 | 734 | 767 | 0.67 | $ 304,838,917.53 |
For those keen on building a portfolio focusing on lithium stocks, we’ve also provided a rundown of 8 ASX lithium stocks.
As for BlackEarth, its share price has skyrocketed by 370% over the past year.