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Rock Stock Channel
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The Age of Electricity is creating enormous opportunities in the critical minerals investment thematic. Howard, Rodney and Matt provide in-depth discussions with major developers and analysts covering lithium battery metals, rare earths, and many other specialty commodities.
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Are Lithium Prices Being Manipulated - or Misread?
Why are lithium prices falling while inventories continue to shrink? Is the lithium market being manipulated, or are investors misreading the fundamentals? In this week's Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley examine the disconnect between lithium prices, falling inventories, and strong...
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Can Lithium Africa Reach Production by 2027?
Can Lithium Africa (TSXV: LAF) reach lithium production by 2027? Dr. Tom Benson, CEO of Lithium Africa, joins Rock Stock Channel to discuss high-grade lithium drill results at the Springbok Project in South Africa, the company's plans for a potential low-cost starter operation, and how...
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Lithium Argentina: Why Canaccord Sees Nearly 3X upside | Sam Pigott
Is Lithium Argentina (NYSE: LAR, TSX: LAR) undervalued? Could investors be getting its massive PPG lithium project for almost nothing? Sam Pigott, CEO of Lithium Argentina joins Howard Klein and Matt Fernley to explore the valuation disconnect between the company's market cap and its world-class...
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Why Is Brian Paes-Braga Backing Surge's Nevada North?
Why is Brian Paes-Braga backing Surge Battery Metals’ Nevada North lithium project? Howard Klein sits down with Brian, strategic investor in Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI) and CEO of The Metals Royalty Company (NASDAQ: TMCR), to discuss Nevada North’s recently released Pre-Feasibility Study...
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The Liontown King: Tony Ottaviano on Doubling Lithium Production
Is Liontown (ASX: LTR) positioning itself for the next lithium upcycle? Howard Klein and Matt Fernley sit down with Liontown CEO Tony Ottaviano to discuss the outlook for lithium prices, Chinese buyer demand, and the future of Kathleen Valley. Tony shares insights into Liontown's A$389 million...
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What Still Needs to Happen Before NMG Reaches Production?
Nouveau Monde Graphite (NYSE: NMG, TSX: NOU) CEO Eric Desaulniers joins Howard Klein and Matt Fernley to discuss the company’s path to graphite production in Quebec, construction at the Matawinie Mine, financing for the Bécancour anode material plant, and partnerships with Panasonic and Eni. We...
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Why is the Lithium Whisperer screaming Buy? (YJ Lee)
Is the lithium market heading for another surplus - or is a major supply shortage coming? YJ Lee, aka the Lithium Whisperer, joins Howard Klein and Matt Fernley on Rock Stock Recap to challenge Goldman Sachs’ bearish lithium price forecasts and explain why he believes the next lithium bull market...
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Does Surge's PFS Validate the Thacker Pass Second-Mover Thesis?
Surge Battery Metals (TSXV: NILI) Chairman Graham Harris and lithium expert Iain Scarr join Howard Klein and Matt Fernley to break down the Nevada North pre-feasibility study. They discuss Nevada North’s grade, recovery, operating costs, second-mover advantage behind Thacker Pass, technical…
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Can Cathode Materials Outside China Really Compete on Cost?
Epsilon Advanced Materials founder Vikram Handa discusses the economics of building a competitive battery materials supply chain outside China. We cover why LFP cathode manufacturing may be more of a CapEx game than an Opex game, the case for integrating US lithium refining with LFP production…
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Could China's Next Restocking Cycle Move Lithium?
Lithium inventories are heading into a October-November restocking period. In this week's Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley discuss what China's post-Golden Week demand could mean for lithium prices, inventories and a potential market tightening. Plus: copper market risks, AI-driven...
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Can Galan Lithium Still Deliver in 2026?
Galan Lithium (ASX: GLN) Managing Director JP Vargas and CFO Ross Dinsdale join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to respond to the recent share price sell-off and outlines what has - and hasn’t - changed at Hombre Muerto West. Management discuss first lithium chloride sales, production…
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Are Falling Lithium Inventories Attracting Strategic Interest?
Lithium inventories have now declined for 30 consecutive weeks, EV demand is improving, and strategic interest in lithium assets is picking up. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley discuss lithium market fundamentals, Global Lithium’s takeover bid, renewed financing...
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I Visited Cisco Before the PEA. Here's What Investors Should Know
Join Matt Fernley on site at Q2 Metals’ (TSXV: QTWO) Cisco Lithium Project in James Bay, Quebec, as he explores the deposit, infrastructure, drilling programme and development plans. He speaks with the Q2 Metals team about the upcoming PEA, resource conversion, metallurgy, permitting and what…
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Seafloor Nodules: As Big as Offshore Oil & Gas?
Amanda Van Dyke of the Critical Minerals Hub joins Howard Klein to discuss the growing critical minerals supply gap, why mine development is taking longer and becoming more expensive, and how seafloor mining could emerge as a major new source of nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese. We also...
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Is Lithium-from-Oilfields America’s Next Shale Revolution?
Standard Lithium (NYSE: SLI) CEO David Park joins Howard Klein to discuss the Franklin Project PEA, Southwest Arkansas, and the growing potential of the Smackover Basin as a major U.S. lithium hub. We cover Franklin’s $5 billion after-tax NPV, project financing and the path to FID, plus the...
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Is Power Metallic’s Maiden Resource Just the Beginning?
Power Metallic (TSXV: PNPN) CEO Terry Lynch discusses the maiden Lion Zone mineral resource, market reaction, mine economics, exploration upside and the next phase of drilling at the Nisk Project. The conversation covers Lion’s copper and nickel potential, deeper drilling below the current...
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How Does the Court Ruling Affect Sigma Lithium?
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML | ASX: SAU) CEO Ana Cabral joins Howard Klein to discuss the company’s new ASX listing, the latest Brazilian court ruling, and what it could mean for operations and Phase Two expansion. They also cover production ramp-up, lithium prices, refinancing, and Sigma’s…
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Is the Lithium Inventory Scare Just Noise?
Is the lithium sell-off overdone - and are China’s lithium inventories being misread? In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley break down lithium market sentiment, SMM inventory data, demand trends, Standard Lithium’s East Texas project, Core Lithium’s restart, Talon Metals’...
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SMM on China BESS: Can Growth Hold Up as Costs Rise?
SMM analyst Lana Li joins Matt Fernley on Rock Stock Channel to discuss the outlook for China’s BESS and energy storage market, including battery pricing, lithium cost pass-through, project IRRs, policy changes and the shift from mandatory storage to market-based returns. We also cover China’s…
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Why Has Benchmark Flipped 2027 Lithium From Surplus to Deficit?
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s Iola Hughes and Cameron Perks join Matt Fernley to discuss why the 2027 lithium market outlook has shifted from surplus to deficit. They break down Benchmark’s latest views on EV battery demand, rising pack sizes, BESS cell production, lithium supply risks and...
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Can a Copper Bull Still Be a Lithium Bear?
Lithium equities continue to lag rising lithium prices, while copper trades near all-time highs and investors reassess where the real opportunities lie across critical minerals. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley discuss undervalued Argentine lithium brines, Liontown’s...
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Are Grid Queues Distorting Battery Demand Signals?
Project Blue analysts Rob Burrell and Jordan Roberts join Rock Stock Channel (Matt and Ben) for a deep dive into the lithium and battery markets. The discussion covers lithium prices, China EV demand, energy storage growth, spodumene supply, sodium-ion batteries, commercial EVs, drones, robotics,...
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10 Rigs, 50,000m: Can Rare Earths Americas Turn Drilling Into Resources?
Rare Earths Americas (NYSE: REA) CEO Don Swartz discusses the company’s exploration progress in Georgia and Brazil, including drilling at the Foothills Rare Earth District, Homer and Alpha. He also explains why management is focused on execution, resource development and project de-risking…
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Why are Four Billionaires Backing this Junior Copper Story?
Power Metallic (TSXV: PNPN) CEO Terry Lynch joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the company’s high-grade copper, nickel and PGE discovery in Quebec, its upcoming mineral resource estimate, exploration upside and potential pathway to production. The discussion covers Power...
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Why Is The Market Undervaluing Argentine Brine Stocks?
Are Argentinian lithium brine stocks significantly undervalued? In this episode of Rock Stock University, Matt Fernley explores the valuation gap between conventional lithium brine companies and recent industry takeovers, highlighting scarcity, scalability, low operating costs and Argentina’s...
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Will Q2 Metals Cisco PEA Hit $4.7B NPV?
Q2 Metals (TSXV: QTWO) CEO Alicia Milne and VP Exploration Sage McCallum join Rock Stock Channel (Matt and Howard) to discuss what investors should watch ahead of the upcoming Cisco PEA, including project scale, advanced metallurgy, infrastructure, resource conversion, current drilling and the…
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Which Lithium Stocks Are The Most Mispriced?
Mac Whale returns to Rock Stock Recap to discuss where he sees the best value in TSX-listed lithium stocks - and why lithium equities may still be mispricing the sector’s improving fundamentals. We cover Lithium Argentina, Patriot Battery Metals (PMET), Q2 Metals, Li-FT Power, Sigma Lithium and...
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“We Did It Our Way” - First Phosphate Lists on Nasdaq
First Phosphate (CSE/NASDAQ: PHOS) CEO John Passalacqua joins Howard Klein to discuss the company’s Nasdaq milestone, its self-sponsored Level II ADR listing under ticker PHOS, and the entrepreneurial path behind raising $80 million without a traditional investment bank. The conversation covers...
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Fastmarkets on Argentina Lithium, DLE + New Trade Initiation Platform
Letícia Simionato and Przemek Koralewski of Fastmarkets join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to talk about South America’s growing role in the lithium market, key takeaways from the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s improving mining outlook, DLE momentum, China’s...
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Africa’s Lithium Elephant Hunter Takes Aim (Lithium Africa)
Lithium Africa (TSXV: LAF) CEO Dr. Tom Benson joins Rock Stock Channel (Ben and Matt) to discuss the company’s latest progress across its African lithium portfolio, including active drilling at Springbok in South Africa and Adzopé in Côte d’Ivoire, the potential Springbok stockpile sale, the...
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Will Sigma Lithium Hit Its 240,000 Tonne Target?
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML) CEO Ana Cabral joins Howard Klein and Matt Fernley to discuss SGML’s Q2 results, record 47% EBITDA margin, lower operating costs, improving lithium market conditions, offtake funding potential, and the path toward major production growth. The conversation also covers...
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Are Lithium Stocks Today Cheap Or Too Expensive? (Chris Robb)
Chris Robb, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley debate whether lithium bears are missing the real story: demand growth, project financing, DLE delays, Chinese processing capacity, and whether lithium equities are actually cheap. In this Rock Stock Recap, the discussion covers Rick Rule’s lithium...
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Is Galan Lithium Set For A 2026 Production Breakout?
Galan Lithium (ASX: GLN) CEO JP Vargas and CFO Ross Dinsdale join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss Galan’s ramp-up toward first lithium chloride concentrate sales, insider buying, low-cost Argentine brine production, and the company’s long-term growth potential at Hombre Muerto…
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Lithium Ionic Sells Salinas to PLS
Lithium Ionic (TSXV: LTH) COO Mike Westendorf joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the company’s breaking Salinas transaction with PLS, one of the world’s largest hard rock lithium producers. The deal includes US$37.5 million in cash and a 2% royalty on future spodumene sales,...
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5 Reasons the Lithium Bears Are Wrong
Lithium bears keep repeating the same arguments - but are they actually right? In this Rock Stock University episode, Matt Fernley breaks down five major misconceptions about the lithium market, including sodium-ion batteries, ESS demand, battery economics, long-term lithium demand growth, and…
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Could Utah’s $360M Support Transform Green River? (Anson Resources)
Anson Resources (ASX: ASN) Executive Chairman & CEO Bruce Richardson joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the latest progress at the Green River lithium project in Utah, including state-level financing incentives, potential CapEx benefits, DFS timing, mineral rights expansion…
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Is Albemarle Signaling $30,000 Lithium?
Critical minerals are back in focus as Washington weighs new policy moves, battery storage demand accelerates, and lithium market fundamentals tighten. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley are joined by Steve LeVine to discuss the US-China battery supply chain race, why...
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Lithium Inventories Tighten, Equities Lag
Lithium inventories are tightening, but lithium equities remain under pressure. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein, Matt Fernley and Tomasz Nadrowski of Amvest Capital discuss the critical minerals sell-off, lithium market fundamentals, rare earths, nickel, tungsten, AI infrastructure,...
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Lithium’s Permian? Standard Lithium and the Smackover
Standard Lithium CEO David Park and COO Andy Robinson join Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) to discuss the company’s Smackover lithium brine strategy, low-cost production potential, lithium carbonate for LFP batteries, and the path toward financing and final investment decision. The...
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Anson Resources Secures Final Major Permit (Bruce Richardson)
Anson Resources (ASX:ASN) Executive Chairman and CEO Bruce Richardson joins Rock Stock Channel (Matt & Ben) to discuss the latest Green River lithium project updates, including the final major permit for the 10,000tpa plant, progress on DLE technology, Baker Hughes engineering work, potential DOE...
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Lithium Prices Stabilize: Dip-Buying Ahead?
In this Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley discuss lithium prices, critical minerals, rare earths, battery materials, EV demand, BESS trends, and where dip-buying opportunities may be emerging across the sector. Plus, John Passalacqua of First Phosphate (CSE:PHOS) shares an update on...
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Made in America 2035: Lithium, Cathodes and Battery Dominance
Georgia Williams of Investing News Network interviews Howard Klein of RK Equity to discuss lithium, critical minerals, battery storage, AI power demand and US energy security. The episode also features Craig Shesky of The Metals Company on deep-sea mining, seafloor nodules and securing nickel,...
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First Phosphate Keynote Presentation at Fastmarkets 2026
John Passalacqua, CEO of First Phosphate, explains why igneous phosphate is critical to the future of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, energy storage, electric vehicles, and North America’s battery supply chain during the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference 2026 in Las Vegas. Learn how purified...
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Recent Metals Sell-Off: Opportunity Or Caution?
In this Rock Stock Recap episode, Howard Klein, Matt Fernley, and Ben Hammond discuss the latest pullback in lithium equities, critical minerals market sentiment, and key takeaways from the Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Battery Raw Materials conference in Las Vegas. Topics include lithium price...
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Fastmarkets (P)CAM Panel 2026: Accelerating North America's Midstream
North America’s battery supply chain has a missing link: the midstream. In this Fastmarkets panel, industry leaders discuss why PCAM, CAM, lithium, phosphate, government funding, and local content requirements are critical to building a competitive battery materials supply chain outside China....
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Ganfeng-Backed Lithium Africa: First Inning Of A Discovery Story
Tom Benson, CEO of Lithium Africa (TSXV: LAF), joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) for a deep dive into the company’s African lithium exploration strategy, Ganfeng Lithium partnership, and key drill-ready projects in South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire. Topics include Lithium Africa’s...
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Fastmarkets Lithium DLE Panel 2026: From Promise To Production
Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is moving from promise to production. In this Fastmarkets panel, Howard Klein moderates a discussion with Fabien Burdet, Francis Wedin, Teague Egan, Samuel Moore, Joseph Mills, and Jeremy Humphers on DLE commercialization, lithium project finance, brine resources,...
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Galan Lithium: Low-Cost Brines in a Changing Argentina
Galan Lithium (ASX: GLN) joins Rock Stock Channel (Howard and Matt) at the Fastmarkets Lithium Conference to discuss Argentina brines, the Hombre Muerto West lithium project, first lithium chloride sales, Phase 2 financing, and why Argentine lithium assets may be misunderstood by public markets....
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Fastmarkets Lithium Conference 2026 Takeaways w/ Chris Robb
Live from the Fastmarkets lithium conference 2026, Howard Klein and Matt Fernley, along with Chris Robb, discuss their key takeaways for the lithium market, DLE technology, LFP batteries, phosphate supply chains, and upcoming catalysts across leading battery metals companies including Lithium...
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NOA Lithium Brines Webinar: Portfolio, Progress, Catalysts (Gabriel Rubacha)
NOA Lithium Brines (TSXV: NOAL) joins Amvest Capital and RK Equity for a discussion on the lithium market, Argentina’s Lithium Triangle, and the company’s Rio Grande, Arizaro, and Salinas Grandes lithium brine projects in Salta. CEO Gabriel Rubacha outlines NOA’s project portfolio, low-cost brine...
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The Age of Electricity is creating enormous opportunities in the critical minerals investment thematic. Howard, Rodney and Matt provide in-depth discussions with major developers and analysts covering lithium battery metals, rare earths, and many other specialty commodities.
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