Cleantech Talk With Brian Menell

Digging Into EV Battery Mineral Market & Automaker Evolution With Mining Investor I recently sat down with Brian Menell, CEO and Chairman of TechMet, to talk EV battery mineral mining, investment in this fast-changing market, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. As someone whose company is investing in mines and lithium mining startups, Brian…

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FP Virtual Climate Summit

FP Virtual Climate Summit Foreign Policy TV Journalist Maggie Lake of Foreign Policy interviews Brian Menell the Chairman and CEO of TechMet. WATCH HERE 

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Brazilian Nickel PLC Announces Board Changes

Brazilian Nickel PLC Announces Board Changes Brazilian Nickel (BRN), the private UK company developing its nickel laterite heap leach project in Brazil, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Menell as Non-Executive Chairman, succeeding Paul Lush who will now become Deputy Chairman. Mr Menell joined the Board in December 2020 following a US$25 million…

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Bernstein EV Conference: TechMet – Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell

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Bernstein EV Conference: TechMet – Chairman & CEO, Brian Menell www.alliancebernstein.com Good morning or good afternoon, wherever you’re calling from I’m Mark Newman from Bernstein, and this is electric revolution US Summit. And we’re joined today with our next special guest is Brian Menell. He is the CEO of TechMet. Covering global metals and mining is going…

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Brian Menell: Japanese Are Turning To African Resources

17 December 2010, Press Release Japanese Private Investment In African Resources Grows There are the first signs of a growing interest on the part of both Japanese institutional and private investors in finding the right channels to increase exposure to African natural resources, says Brian Menell, CEO of Kemet Global Ltd and former executive director…

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Super Rich Turn To Diamonds: Growth Outlook Sparkles

15 December 2010, Press Release Unprecedented record prices for blue diamonds and important white stones at international auction houses are only the tip of the iceberg in the growing trend among the world’s super rich to buy large diamonds as safe and high growth investments. “In recent months I’ve seen a significant increase in interest…

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African Business Magazine Resource nationalism should unite, not divide

25 January 2012, Brian Menell African Business Magazine Resource nationalism should unite, not divide Resource nationalism has become a much-discussed topic in the mining world of late, but while the debate has created a fair amount of heat, it has done less to shed light on how businesses and governments could work together. Given the…

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BNP Paribas – Metals Week: Tin could rise back toward $30,000/mt in 2012

6 December 2011, Ben Kilbey Tin could head back toward $30,000/mt in 2012 on the back of strengthening demand and sluggish supply, BNP Paribas said in a note last week. “Stronger demand and sluggish supply may eventually lead to real physical market tightness, which should push the price back up towards $30,000/mt. And we retain…

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Reuters: Miners in Africa seen at more risk if fight taxes

8 December 2011, Ed Stoddard Mining companies risk facing ever stronger waves of nationalism in Africa if they fight off current government moves to force them to pay more taxes and reveal more information on local operations, industry consultants and some executives say. At a time when metals prices are high, companies that were granted…

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MineWeb: Mining companies should not ignore resource nationalism trends

7 December 2011, MineWeb Resource nationalism has become perhaps the most pressing concern nowadays for mining companies and they should be more sensitive in their approach to dealing with developing nations’ governments While focussing specifically on Africa, Kemet CEO Brian Menell’s warning to delegates at the Mines & Money conference in London is equally valid…

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Mining MX: Target state mining firms, says Brian Menell

Mining MX: Target state mining firms, says Brian Menell MINING executives need to develop better political skills and engage in the creation of national mining companies to counter the negative impacts of resource nationalism. That’s according to Brian Menell – a member of South Africa’s influential Menell family which formerly controlled Avmin – and who…

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MINES AND MONEY: Engaging is ‘key to surviving resource nationalism’

MINES AND MONEY: Engaging is ‘key to surviving resource nationalism’ The key to navigating the pitfalls associated with resource nationalism in resource-rich countries is to forge relationships and engage with governments and state mining companies, according to Brian Menell, founder of South African mining and industrial conglomerate Anglovaal Group. “We need to engage not so…

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