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Lithium Use Cases: Batteries Now Consume 88% of Global Supply
The metal that once toughened ceramics and thickened industrial greases has been almost entirely repurposed by the battery economy.
According to the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, global lithium end-use now breaks down as:
🔋 Batteries: 88%
🏺 Ceramics & glass: 4%
⚙️ Lubricating greases: 2%
🌬️ Air treatment: 1%
🏭 Continuous casting mold flux powders: 1%
💊 Medical: 1%
➕ Other uses: 3%
In case you missed it: The 2026 In Gold We Trust report is officially live!
This year's 20th-anniversary edition is a comprehensive 460-page deep dive into the sector. Here are a few highlights of what it covers:
🔹The New Monetary Order: The end of the Pax Americana and the creeping remonetization of gold.
🔹Gold Demand Vectors: Six key drivers of gold remonetization and the potential impact of the global bond market.
🔹Performance Assets: The ongoing rally in silver, mining stocks, and commodities, plus how gold and Bitcoin complement each other.
🔹Price Targets: Updates to the Incrementum gold price model, shifting focus to an $8,900 target now that the $4,800 target has been reached.
🔹Expert Insights: Exclusive interviews and deep dives on Tether, commodities, and the future of the US dollar.
If you haven't had a chance to read through it yet, you can explore the full study here: https://t.co/QgKHVc8dLb
Silver continues to expand its role in next-generation technologies.
As highlighted by @MiningVisuals, emerging EV battery chemistries are creating additional long-term demand drivers for silver, supported by its conductivity and performance advantages in advanced energy applications.
At Santa Ana, Outcrop Silver continues advancing a primary silver project in Colombia through ongoing exploration and resource expansion efforts.
$OCG.TO $OCGSF #Silver @OCG_Silver
Outcrop Silver: Grade Within Reach.
📦 Unboxing the 2026 In Gold We Trust Report — live tonight.
20:00 Vienna time, on X Spaces with @Roxom_Media.
My dear friend & long-time IGWT team alumnus @Handre present you the most important takeaways of #IGWT26!
Think of it as your field guide to #IGWT26: what to read first, what we got obsessed with, and where the bodies are buried. 😉
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Our partners at @IGWTreport have just released the highly anticipated 2026 In Gold We Trust report!
🏆 Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this year's theme, "Back to the Monetary Future," explores the creeping remonetization of gold and the tectonic shifts in the global monetary order.
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🚨 The wait is over!
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3/3 The kicker: only ~40% of the concession has been explored.
A fresh 40,000m drill program is underway, C$17M financing is in place, and Eloro is now part of the US Defense Industrial Base Consortium.
Read the full interview: https://t.co/yjwIDFJqQf
1/3 🧵 Interview: Eloro Resources has updated its Iska Iska resource, and the project just crossed the 1 billion tonne threshold.
We caught up with Chris Holden, VP Corporate Development at Eloro Resources, to unpack what's changed since 2023 and what comes next.
Read the full interview here: https://t.co/Wsy9QYjgYV
2/3 Why does Iska Iska stand out economically?
A 1:1 strip ratio in an industry where older mines push 4 or 5 to 1. Just 5–10m of overburden in the starter pit. Pre-strip capital largely avoided.