What Role will Australian Mining Play in a De-Globalized World? - An ASX Update with Gavin Wendt

In this week's long-form discussion, we take a look at the Australian mining and resource markets. It is an area of mining we typically do not cover much of here on MSD, but it is incredibly important to have a good understanding of for speculators in the junior side of the industry. We connect with Minelife's publisher, Gavin Wendt to a wide range of topics, including the doldrums of its own resource exchange and where the opportunities lie on the ASX.

We then branch into other topics, including his thoughts on the Newmont/Newcrest deal, why rare earth exploration is seeing some liquidity, and just where are we in the commodity cycle? But one of the most important topics we cover is the role Australia plays in a de-globalized world. Will it continue to be China's main supplier of metals and resources? Or will geopolitics force Australia into different directions?

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