Leveraging the critical metals crisis
Did you know we’re in the middle of a metal consumption crisis?
If it sounds a bit scary, it’s probably because it is.
You see, it might sound like an exaggeration…
But at this point, experts believe a greater quantity of a vast range of metals will be required to sustain both the future of the planet and everyone on it.
The problem is, we don’t have enough reserves to accommodate this anticipated growth. Particularly in developed nations.
And really, things are only going to get worse for us all if they are left unresolved.
The good news, then, is there is a way you can help out while potentially making profits in the process.
Download our new exclusive report here…
And you'll see how First Class Metals is fighting to make new and significant discoveries that will place it at the vanguard of the global effort to address this crisis.
A bold claim, to be sure.
But as we cover, we’ve assembled a portfolio of Canadian exploration projects highly prospective for everything from the niche battery metals powering electric vehicles…
To the industrial metals supporting worldwide urbanisation and populations growth…
All the way to the precious metals being sought out by investors as safe havens amid escalating volatility.
Unmovable force
Of course, none of the trends listed above cannot be stopped.
Imagine trying to get all vehicle drivers back on diesel, for example. Even if you wanted to, you wouldn’t be able to – the shift is to electric is far too ingrained at this point.
Just look at the chart below – it shows the scale at which we are set to “go electric” over the coming years…
Sales of Electric Vehicles to 2035
Source: Wood Mackenzie, Product Markets Service
As we show in our report (which you can download here), herein lies an important aspect of the problem many developed nations face today.
Indeed, in the absence of reserves both on their own soil and that of their allies…
Many must cover new demand by sourcing enormous quantities of metal from countries that, to put it mildly, aren’t part of their inner circle.
This includes the likes of Russia and China, where our collective overreliance (particularly in the latter case) is creating due diligence, environmental, and energy security concerns.
But it also includes less economically developed nations – like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example.
This country is among the richest sources of a wide variety of the metals powering global electrification. Yet, the human rights valuations that permeate its mining industry sit wildly at odds with the heightened social consciousness that has led the trend to emerge in the first place.
It’s no easy fix. After all, we’re not going to pretend that any discoveries made in developed nations today are going to be coming online overnight.
But the point is, something needs to be done today to fix the problem tomorrow.
And with many governments now fighting hard to accelerate the domestic discovery of metals and development of mines that can be used to supply themselves and their allies…
All our projects represent important potential stores of future value.
Particularly as they are based in Ontario, where, as we explain, discoveries can fetch a premium due to the territory’s strong geology, history of mining, and pro-mining legislation.
In fact, the territory is already home to 41 active mining operations producing
more gold and nickel than anywhere else in Canada.
All sounds great, right?
Sure. But as you’ve probably already clocked, capitalising on this opportunity first requires us to make an actual discovery.
That we haven’t done yet.
But as we cover in our report, after a busy first year on the mark spent consolidating our Ontario land package and learning as much as we can about it…
We’re in the greatest position we have been in to do so yet.
This includes advancing the four following projects towards drill-ready status as quickly as possible:
-North Hemlo & Esa, which lie on two shear zones mirroring those responsible for Barrick’s world-renowned Hemlo gold mine and are prospective for a wide range of base and precious metals;
-Zigzag, which is located in a proven hard-rock lithium area and hosts a known pegmatite 800m long and up to 18m thick, but open in all directions; and,
-Sunbeam, which contains a historical high-grade gold mine (along with associated tailings) that was shuttered in the early 20th Century and has barely been explored since… along with 30km of mineralised trends across the wider project area
And it also includes advancing our earlier stage (but equally interesting) assets such as McKellar, Sugar Cube, Enable, Coco East, and Magical.
Given the urgent backdrop, any considerable progress we make towards a discovery at our projects stands to potential generate considerable value.
That’s why we so excited to continue our work and keep updating the market on what we’re doing.
In the meantime, you can learn more about exactly what we’re doing and why we’re doing it by downloading our brand-new report here.
