The future of e-mobility lies with mining companies

Green mobility requires raw materials – and not just raw materials, but also stable power grids.

Advertisement – This article is distributed on behalf of Aurania Resources Ltd. and Canada Nickel Company Inc., with which SRC swiss resource capital AG has paid IR advisory agreements. Producer: SRC swiss resource capital AG · Author: Ingrid Heinritzi · First published: July 23, 2026, 21:35 p.m. Zurich/Berlin ·

Demand for copper and nickel is strong, price swings are commonplace, and the infrastructure is fragile, barely able to keep pace with demand. As a result, distribution grids are reaching their limits. That is why E.ON plans to invest approximately 40 billion euros in grid expansion by 2030. It is clear that this will require a significant amount of copper. The automotive market in Europe is growing. In June 2026, sales of fully electric vehicles in Europe rose by about 52 percent compared to the previous year.

In Germany, new registrations of electric cars in June 2026 were up 78.2 percent compared to June 2025. New registrations of plug-in hybrids also increased. High fuel prices, in particular, have contributed to the appeal of these environmentally friendly vehicles. In addition, electric cars in Germany became approximately 18 percent cheaper between 2020 and 2025, while internal combustion engine vehicles became about two percent more expensive. And the selection available to electric car buyers quadrupled during this period.

The automotive industry requires, among other things, copper and nickel. Although copper is not one of the traditional battery metals, it benefits from electrification, grid expansion, and the growth of renewable energy. For many analysts, copper is one of the most attractive commodities of the energy transition. Demand for copper and battery metals such as cobalt and lithium is expected to continue rising in the coming years.

Aurania Resources – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/aurania-resources-ltd/ – focuses on precious metals and critical energy commodities in Europe, specifically in Italy (nickel, cobalt, iron, copper, and chromium) and France. There, the company has also acquired three new exploration licenses (gold, polymetallic metals) through a subsidiary. The nickel-cobalt project in northern Italy is impressing with its latest drill results, which show significant nickel, cobalt, and copper values. Aurania Resources is also involved in a gold project in Iceland.

Canada Nickel Company – https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/canada-nickel-company-inc/ – holds nickel and cobalt reserves at its Crawford project in Ontario (ranked second in the Fraser rankings). With the approval of this project, the company has reached a significant milestone in terms of environmental impact assessment. According to the Canadian government, this is a project of strategic importance. A private placement has injected fresh capital into the company’s coffers. The environmental impact assessment process has reached its final phase. Together with GeoRedox, the company will work on the first stimulated geological hydrogen well at the project site.

Current company information and press releases from Canada Nickel Company (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/canada-nickel-company-inc/ -) and Aurania Resources (- https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/unternehmen/aurania-resources-ltd/ -).

You can also find further information in our new Battery Metals Report at the following link:

https://www.resource-capital.ch/de/reports/ansicht/batteriemetall-report-2026-03/.

Sources: Aurania Resources, Canada Nickel Company,

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