Nickel and zinc may not spring to mind when most people think of critical minerals, but as far as the United States is concerned, they both are, writes Andy Home.

Asian stocks looked set for a steady open Monday as traders await key Chinese economic data and monitor bond-market volatility triggered by high inflation and the prospect of tighter monetary policy.

The region has good infrastructure, an established regulatory and permitting regime and prospective geological terrain.

The average American born in 2021 will each need almost 3 million pounds of minerals, metals and fuels in their lifetime.

Global automakers are amping up investments aimed at weaning car buyers away from fossil fuels and meeting increasingly tough decarbonization targets.

Gold is now on course for a fifth straight day of gains.

There are seven projects in the U1A portfolio, three of which are fully permitted.