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Green Rush
Listen to Kitco Mining's Green Rush to understand and profit from a once in a century event: the clean energy transition.
Each week host Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management, will take a deep dive on a metal that will underpin our new electrified world. Green Rush explores the vital role of nickel, copper, lithium, cobalt, silver, platinum group metals, rare earth elements and other metals that power the batteries driving our sustainable future.
Episodes
22 episodes
Palladium’s Future: Will Oversupply Lead to Lower Prices? | Jonathan Butler
Host of Green Rush, Matt Watson, delves into the volatile world of palladium with Jonathan Butler, Head of Business Development at Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe). They discuss recent price swings, the impact of global sanctions o...
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Platinum Group Metals advances its Waterberg PGM Project in South Africa
Securing concentrate offtake agreements is the next major step for Platinum Group Metals Ltd., said Frank Hallam, the company's director, president, and CEO.Last week, Hallam recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder o...
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Recyclers are hanging onto PGMs, hoping for higher prices in the future - Tanaka's Andrew Farry
The transition to electric vehicles and the hydrogen economy presents new opportunities for PGM recycling, said Andrew Farry, senior manager of precious metal refining at Tanaka Precious Metals. Last week Farry recorded an episode ...
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Gold between $2,700 to $3,000 - WGC's Joe Cavatoni says a lot of the market expects metal to rise
Gold is well supported with a number of factors supporting the metal, said Joe Cavatoni, senior market strategist for the Americas, World Gold Council. Last week Cavatoni recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder ...
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Silver recycling is coming - Silver Institutes' Michael DiRienzo
Silver recycling will go up as the metal's price rises said Michael DiRienzo, president and CEO of The Silver Institute.This week DiRenzo recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Managemen...
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25:22
'A huge opportunity for demand growth' - AP Ventures' Hinkly on hydrogen and platinum group metals
As hydrogen adoption grows due to energy transition, platinum group metals usage will grow, said Andrew Hinkly, founding managing partner of AP Ventures. This week Hinkly recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder ...
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Too much palladium - Matt Watson on metal recycling, PGMs and automobiles
A wave of end-of-life automobiles that are set to be recycled could flood markets with palladium, warned Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management. This week Watson recorded an episode of Green Rush ...
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Platinum group metals are not going away - energy transition and why the world still needs PGMs
Platinum group metals have a key role to play as the world undergoes energy transition, noted Margery Ryan, industrial market research & strategy manager, Platinum Group Metals, Johnson Matthey. This week Ryan recorded an episo...
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Should you hold your own gold? - FideliTrade's Jon Potts on precious metals and balancing risk
Buyers of physical gold should understand their motivation for holding precious metals, said Jon Potts, managing director at FideliTrade. This week Potts recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metal...
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Trouble ahead for the palladium market
The palladium market will be over-supplied, said Oliver Krestin, managing director of Hensel Recycling. This week Krestin recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. ...
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'AI is a self-feeding monster' - Why thrifting and substitution can't hold back tech metal demand
Manufacturers may try to skimp on critical minerals, but scale and complexity will eventually drive demand higher, said Mike Walden, senior director at TECHCET.Last week Walden recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder...
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Gold and silver's next act - Matt Watson on precious metals and growing industrial demand
Electrification and AI will favor precious metals, said Peter Thomas, an independent consultant. This week, Thomas recorded an episode of Green Rush with Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Managem...
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Hydrogen vehicles will be the biggest source of platinum demand by 2030 — WPIC’s Edward Sterck
Challenges with mine supply in South Africa, by far the world’s largest platinum producer, should support prices for the auto catalyst metal, says Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. On June 5 Watson r...
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Lithium prices are volatile because the market is small - Green Rush's Matt Watson
Ambitious energy transition policies are running into mining constraints, noted Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management. This week Matt Watson recorded Green Rush and looked at lithium with guest Chris Williams...
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Energy transitions biggest bottleneck? The time it takes to build a mine
Last week Matt Watson and Andrew Miller of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence recorded an episode of Green Rush to dissect the challenges facing the clean energy revolution, particularly in the realm of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.&...
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These two 'minor' PGMs are 'crucial' to the hydrogen economy — Green Rush host Matt Watson
The industrial demand for iridium and ruthenium is outstripping mined supply, pushing the need for recycling, says Green Rush host Matt Watson.On April 24, Watson recorded an episode of Green Rush with Steven Hazelbaker, COO of Furuya M...
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‘An ominous task’ — filling the demand for clean hydrogen & required PGMs: Green Rush’s Matt Watson
Green Rush host Matt Watson says "an awesome amount" of material will be needed for clean hydrogen applications, but guest Phillip Walter believes technology will provide solutions. On April 17, Watson recorded an episode of Green ...
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Are end-users willing to pay more for responsibly sourced minerals? Green Rush panel
Environmental, social, governance (ESG) initiatives are further delaying mining projects while critical metals are in high demand, creating tension within the mining industry, says Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LL...
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43:58
The amount of copper needing to be mined in 30 years is 'staggering' - Green Rush host Matt Watson
The amount of copper required for electrification purposes over the next three decades is astronomical, says Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. On April 10, Watson recorded an episode of Green Rush wi...
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36:38
'Photovoltaics are the central bank of silver,' here's what it means for price — Hecla Mining CEO
Silver is increasingly becoming an industrial and an electrical metal, says Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. On Wednesday, Watson recorded an episode of Green Rush with guest Phillips Baker. Baker i...
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24:21
Why palladium, rhodium 'are really going to be challenged' - Matt Watson on less critical minerals
The platinum group metals (PGM) basket is under strain, but that’s due more to a decline in aggregate car sales rather than a shift toward electrification, says Matt Watson, founder of Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC., and host of Gree...
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Wild swings in critical mineral prices have a root cause: relatively small supply
There is a disconnect between policy makers desire to go green and the amount of critical minerals needed to make it happen, noted Matt Watson, Founder, Precious Metals Commodity Management LLC. On Thursday Watson recorded an episo...
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