E105: Benchmark’s Giga USA Preview

INDEX:00:00:00 - Introduction00:10:55 - Talon Metals: US gov funding for nickel projects00:15:26 - Election's effect on US critical mineral funding00:17:54 - Europe vs. US: critical mineral policy progress00:22:25 - Funding options for Europe's mineral projects00:24:00 - US, Japan, Korea, Europe vs. China: battery competition00:30:05 - EV adoption: sooner or later than expected?00:35:15 - Major nickel miners: production boost plans00:38:36 - China's use of Indonesian tech in nickel projects00:40:30 - Benchmark's lithium and cathode forecast00:42:58 - Tesla's focus: from nickel to autonomy00:48:49 - Will 45X embrace mining?00:51:48 - DOE's mining loan program and 45X00:54:03 - Mining unions: cost or advantage?00:57:08 - Closing Remarks01:00:30 - US funding for Canadian, Australian projects?01:02:57 - Howard's Closing Remarks _________________________________________________Links 🌍 RK Equity Website: https://rkequity.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rockstockchannelPodcast:  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lithium-ion-rocks/id1457969172  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KiMIZOPaDg8ENfPJMSINq?si=a4ca356c45394648X (Twitter):  Howard: https://twitter.com/LithiumIonBull  Rodney: https://twitter.com/RodneyHooper13_________________________________________________ DISCLAIMER NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH Rodney and Howard are not financial advisors nor broker-dealers, this video is for information purposes only and should not be considered investment or financial advice. Please do your own independent research and read the disclaimer at the end of the video or on RK Equity’s website https://www.rkequity.com Intro and outro audio credit: Jamie Klein