Lithium Inventories Tighten, Equities Lag
Author: rockstockchannel
August 1, 2026
Duration: 1:01:49
Lithium inventories are tightening, but lithium equities remain under pressure. In this week’s Rock Stock Recap, Howard Klein, Matt Fernley and Tomasz Nadrowski of Amvest Capital discuss the critical minerals sell-off, lithium market fundamentals, rare earths, nickel, tungsten, AI infrastructure, energy bottlenecks, mining inflation, government support and where value may be emerging across mining equities.
Topics include CATL demand signals, Australian spodumene producer earnings, falling lithium inventories, defense-related critical minerals demand, oil and inflation risks, uranium flows, and whether the recent mining stock sell-off is a buying opportunity or a warning sign.
SAFE Paper:https://safe2020.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SAFE-Minerals-Center-Critical-Moves-Report.pdf
IEA Paper:https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/6f00e190-3f3b-4e40-8ef3-342d30ac6e0d/GlobalCriticalMineralsOutlook2026.pdf
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Chapters
(00:00) Weekly Recap And Disclosures(06:21) Lithium Earnings Meet Macro Headwinds(16:14) Lithium Sell-Off May Be Overdone(18:49) AI Deleveraging Spills Into Mining(28:20) Oil Shock Raises Mining Inflation(32:04) Lithium Equities Ignore Tightening Fundamentals(36:42) Nickel Risk, Tin And Tungsten Resilience(40:08) Structural Bull Case Meets Valuation Reality(47:39) Cash-Rich Lithium Producers Stand Out(49:22) Nuclear Realignment Threatens Uranium Flows(53:13) Electricity Becomes AI’s Critical Bottleneck(56:57) Bull Market Correction Or Cycle Break?
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Intro and outro audio credit: Jamie Klein