Cobalt Top Stories

The biggest source of cobalt outside Africa is now Indonesia

Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia.

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2023 | 4:41 am

Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines

Microsoft executives visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic…

Reuters | February 8, 2023 | 4:19 am

Congo’s president wants new exploration for green energy metals

“The goal is to discover new deposits that can be…

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 12:10 pm

ERG to spend $1.8 billion doubling African copper, cobalt output

Currently, the company produces 200,000 tonnes of copper and 25,000…

Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 9:28 am

Wood Mackenzie launches new analytics service covering entire EV supply chain

EVBSC is the most comprehensive industry analysis of the supply…

Staff Writer | February 6, 2023 | 9:01 am

AI-powered Zambian copper mine may become world’s third largest

KoBold Metals said this week that its discovery at the Mingomba project far surpasses existing operations in Chile by copper grade.

Bloomberg News | February 9, 2024 | 8:29 am

Green shoots for copper, nickel, zinc, aluminium prices

Macquarie says January's full set of PMIs looks like a potential turning point for the global industrial cycle.

Frik Els | February 8, 2024 | 4:20 pm

Canada Nickel plans to raise $1 billion for processing plant

The processing plant in Ontario is expected to begin production in 2027 and process 80,000 tonnes of nickel annually.

Reuters | February 8, 2024 | 10:03 am

Portuguese prosecutors seek to annul environment permit for Savannah lithium mine

The Savannah mine was part of a wider probe last year by Portuguese prosecutors into alleged illegalities in lithium and "green" hydrogen deals.

Reuters | February 8, 2024 | 9:44 am

Indonesia’s metals giant Mind ID seeks bids for $2 billion loan

The state-owned mineral-resources holding company plans to use the proceeds partly to repay existing debt.

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2024 | 7:07 am

Congo artisanal cobalt monopoly can launch in months, CEO says

Entreprise Generale du Cobalt will soon launch pilot sites around the town of Kolwezi.

Bloomberg News | February 8, 2024 | 7:04 am

Ancient island submerged off Brazilian coast was (and may still be) mineral-rich

The Rio Grande Rise was a giant island that has been intensely studied in recent years because of its economic potential.

Staff Writer | February 8, 2024 | 6:13 am

SQM launches third round of accelerator program

The top 10 solutions will receive a $25,000 each, become part of the Acceleration Program, and benefit from mentoring.

Staff Writer | February 8, 2024 | 3:33 am

Congo’s Gecamines and Entreprise Generale du Cobalt sign mining deal

Created by government decree in December 2019, EGC was granted a monopoly on artisanal cobalt produced in the country.

Reuters | February 7, 2024 | 9:32 am

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