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Sam Riggall

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sunrise Energy Metals

Search every verified Sam Riggall interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a July 2021 interview on Palisades Gold Radio, Sam Riggall, Managing Director and CEO of Sunrise Metals, discussed an open letter he wrote to the automotive industry urging manufacturers to collaborate with miners to secure raw material supply chains. He stated that the automotive industry has historically not been deeply engaged with raw material supply and faces a learning curve as electric vehicle adoption increases demand for metals. Riggall identified nickel and, to a lesser extent, cobalt as the biggest potential bottlenecks, citing the capital-intensive nature of nickel production and the lack of high-quality nickel sulfide resources, which he said makes the development process take decades. Riggall also commented on global supply dynamics, noting that Indonesia is imposing restrictions on ore exports and may extend these to higher-value products, though he doubted this would undermine China's dominance in materials processing. He predicted that the market for nickel and cobalt could become "very ugly" within the next year or two, as the auto industry has already publicly acknowledged supply problems. He suggested that investors should consider placing bets on high-quality projects with experienced management teams, despite the long gestation periods required for such industrial transformations.

Recent appearances

  • Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) – Capitalising on Scandium Supply Vacuum

    August 28, 2025 · 📺 Crux Investor

    Interview with Sam Riggall, Managing Director & CEO of Sunrise Energy Metals Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/su... Recording date: 26th August 2025 Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) is developing what would become the world's first primary scandium mine in New South Wales, Australia, as global supply chains face unprecedented disruption from China's strategic export controls. The company's Syerston project aims to address Western nations' urgent need for secure access to this critical technology metal. In April 2025, China imposed sweeping export restrictions on sc…

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  • SRL Sunrise Energy meet the CEO 18052022

    May 18, 2022 · 📺 Market Eye TV

    Sunrise Energy Metals (SRL:ASX) meet the CEO, Sam Riggall virtual briefing and QnA - Wednesday, 18th May at 11:00am AEST.

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  • Sunrise Energy Metals (SRL) - $400M for Nickel & Cobalt Developer

    April 09, 2022 · 📺 Crux Investor

    Sign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com Interview with Sam Riggall, MD & CEO of Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) Our previous interview:    • Sunrise Energy Metals (SRL) - 100% Focused...   Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd, formerly Clean TeQ Holdings Limited, is an Australia-based company that provides specialty materials and clean solutions to a range of industries using its Clean-iX continuous ion exchange technology. The Company is focused on the development and use of the Clean-iX resin technology for application in the extraction and purification of a range of resources in the min…

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  • Sam Riggall: Industry-Wide Crisis Coming for Nickel and Cobalt

    July 29, 2021 · 📺 Palisades Gold Radio

    Tom welcomes Sam Riggall, CEO of Sunrise Energy Metals, to the show. Sam discusses his open letter to the automotive industry regarding metal supply concerns. The auto industry has not been overly concerned with the availability of metals. Lithium, cobalt, and copper are all essential metals that are necessary for battery-based systems. To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palisadesradio.ca Lithium gets a lot of attention, but most batteries today need considerable nickel and lessening quantities of lithium. Cobalt is also vital in stabilizing ba…

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  • Sunrise Energy Metals (SRL) - 100% Focused CAPEX funding Structure

    July 23, 2021 · 📺 Crux Investor

    Interview with Sam Riggall, MD & CEO of Sunrise Energy Metals (ASX:SRL) Sunrise Energy Metals Limited is involved in metals recovery and industrial water treatment through their proprietary Clean-iX® continuous ion exchange technology. Sunrise Energy Metals is an ASX listed company with a long history in mining and mining technology, particularly in hydro-metallurgy. Sunrise has built a number of hydro-metallurgy plants for companies all over the world but in the last 10 years they have decided to focus their efforts on applying their technologies to mineral development. The company has bu…

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