Forward Looking Ideas.

  Resource Stocks climbed quite nicely as the word recovered from the Covid scourge.How ever the Ukraine war did not cause much slow down in this early activity as many felt this would fizzle out in some sort of agreement and every thing would continue as normal.

  As this now turned into a struggle between the major Western Democratic and Axis Russia and China power blocks we must realise this indeed a war which might not end soon.

  Russia might turn to more dreadful weapons as they don't value human life and suffering as we in the west do if they feel they are losing the contest.

   In these circumstances it would be wise not to buy in to stocks at this stage.In the last couple of months resource stocks have fallen by an average of 30% here in South Africa. This has happened during many particular recessionary phases and they always recover to greater heights quickly after that. 

   How ever this time it would be wise to wait till real sign of recovery persists.

   REMEMBER HASTE CAN CAUSE YOU TO GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND THEN FIND THAT YOU GET OUT IN THE BASEMENT !

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Platinum could see at least 400 000 oz/y of demand from green hydrogen sector

Platinum could see at least 400 000 oz/y of demand from green hydrogen sector: The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) finds in its Platinum Perspectives August 2022 research that platinum’s role in enabling the achievement of global decarbonisation targets could be highly significant, given its use in proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers. In turn, PEM electrolysers, when powered with renewable energy, generates green hydrogen. The WPIC explains that zero-emissions green hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used in a range of applications to replace fossil fuels.

President Ramaphosa’s got it right, says ex-Eskom CEO on new energy plan

President Ramaphosa’s got it right, says ex-Eskom CEO on new energy plan: African Rainbow Energy and Power CEO and former Eskom CEO Brian Dames concurs fully with the energy plan unveiled by President Cyril Ramaphosa. “I think he’s got it right,” was Dames's summing up of the President's energy initiative during a discussion at the Coal & Energy Transition Day, covered by Mining Weekly. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.)

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Decarbonisation, renewables can create new economic sectors in SA – Anglo Platinum

Decarbonisation, renewables can create new economic sectors in SA – Anglo Platinum: Anglo American Platinum CEO Natascha Viljoen on Monday expressed the firm belief that decarbonisation and renewable energy have the potential to create new economic sectors in South Africa. On the renewable energy front, Viljoen also revealed that Anglo Platinum is itself ahead of schedule in the development of its broader national renewable energy strategy, which involves deeloping between 3GW and 5GW of wind, solar and hydropumping and storage power.

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Russia ban seen tightening coal market that’s already surging

Russia ban seen tightening coal market that’s already surging: A looming ban on Russian coal imports by the European Union will add to supply pressure that’s sent prices of the fossil fuel hurtling to a record, according to a key Australian producer. Global supply constraints and strong demand pushed Asia’s benchmark Newcastle thermal coal to a quarterly record of $377-a ton in the three months through June, Whitehaven Coal said Monday in a statement. The company expects to report a jump in earnings to A$3-billion ($2-billion) from A$204.5-million when it next month reports financial-year results.

'The losses are enormous': Mpumalanga shutdown hits coal, chrome exporters

'The losses are enormous': Mpumalanga shutdown hits coal, chrome exporters: Blockaded roads and disruption of transport routes associated with the Mpumalanga shutdown have served to twist the knife in commodity exporters already struggling to move product out of the country. A shutdown campaign gripped Mpumalanga on Wednesday when taxi and truck drivers blockaded critical transport routes, and even offloaded tonnages of coal onto highways, in protest of escalating fuel prices. On Thursday, disruptions spread to the R34 connecting Richards Bay and Empangeni.

Eskom confirms strong flow of grid-connection applications for Bid Window 6 of renewables programme

Eskom confirms strong flow of grid-connection applications for Bid Window 6 of renewables programme: Eskom’s Grid Access Unit reports that it has received payments for 179 cost estimate letters, or CELs, and has issued 53 such letters, following the April 6 issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for Bid Window Six (BW6) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Speaking during a virtual bidders conference hosted by the IPP Office, the unit’s head, Azwimbavhi Mamanyuha, reported that a total of 219 grid-access applications had been received by Eskom in relation to BW6, the bid submission date for which is August 11.