Chalice's fortunes are strongly linked to the palladium price, and the palladium price is running as the world realises that hybrids and petrol engines are a big part of the future of the car industry.
Guest Bio
Alex Dorsch is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chalice Mining. He is a geologist with more than 15 years’ experience across exploration, project development and capital markets, having worked in senior technical and corporate roles within the Australian resources sector. Since joining Chalice, Alex has led the discovery, advancement and strategic repositioning of the Julimar–Gonneville PGM–Nickel–Copper project in Western Australia.

 

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Key Insights
Hybrid Vehicles Are Reshaping Palladium Demand
The global pivot away from an all-EV future has re-established hybrids as a long-term transition technology. Hybrids require higher palladium loadings in catalytic converters, keeping demand resilient despite slower EV uptake.
Supply Constraints Create Strong Price Leverage
Palladium supply remains highly constrained, with minimal new investment in Russia and South Africa. In a relatively small market, even modest demand shifts can drive sharp price increases.
Gonneville Is Highly Leveraged to Palladium Upside
Chalice’s Gonneville project offers rare scale exposure to palladium in a Tier-1 jurisdiction. Each US$100/oz increase in the palladium price adds substantial value to project NPV, highlighting strong upside leverage.
Simplified Processing Has Transformed Project Economics
A major metallurgical breakthrough allowed Chalice to remove a capital-intensive downstream processing stage. This materially reduced capex, simplified the flowsheet and improved robustness across commodity cycles.
Conservative Assumptions De-Risk the Investment Case
The project’s pre-feasibility study uses palladium price assumptions well below spot levels. This conservative approach demonstrates economic viability at the bottom of the cycle, while preserving significant upside in a rising price environment