Cobalt Top Stories

CMOC’s Congo mine suspends copper and cobalt exports

MOC's Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports.

Reuters | July 17, 2022 | 10:34 am

Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla

Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 9:01 am

Ex-Anglo CEO talks to private equity on where to next pump money

Mark Cutifani is talking to private equity firms about new…

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2022 | 6:27 am

Longer-lasting sodium-ion batteries closer to becoming a reality

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a…

Staff Writer | July 14, 2022 | 5:15 am

Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's…

Reuters | July 13, 2022 | 8:36 am

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Congo plans new copper-cobalt smelter to serve informal miners

The project will be developed by privately held Congolese firm Buenassa Sarl and is expected to cost $350 million.

Bloomberg News | September 26, 2023 | 7:54 am

Australia billionaire weighs in on Albemarle’s takeover target Liontown

Gina Rinehart's Hancock became a substantial shareholder earlier in September and now owns 10.7%

Reuters | September 26, 2023 | 7:42 am

CarbonScape gets $18 million cash injection to deliver biographite to Europe, US

New Zealand-based CarbonScape produces biographite, a carbon-negative alternative to the critical material for lithium-ion batteries.

Staff Writer | September 26, 2023 | 6:25 am

Cornish Lithium raises $6.2m to support UK project

Funds were secured through a crowdfunding campaign, the largest of its kind any company has undertaken in the UK this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2023 | 5:36 am

CleanTech Lithium to kick off production at second Chile mine in 2027

The company will progress project development in stages and begin production one year after its more advanced Laguna Verde opens in 2026.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2023 | 3:39 am

European Raw Materials Alliance, Greenland Resources partner on Malmbjerg molybdenum project

Cross-regional mining initiative aims for a secure and sustainable European raw materials value chain.

Staff Writer | September 25, 2023 | 4:42 pm

Inside Vietnam’s plans to dent China’s rare earths dominance

Vietnam plans to restart its biggest rare-earths mine next year with a Western-backed project that could rival the world's largest.

Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 12:17 pm

India to auction Jammu and Kashmir lithium reserves in a few weeks

India in February found its first lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir with estimated reserves of 5.9 million tonnes.

Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 7:03 am

Graphic: Prices tumble for cobalt used for electric vehicle batteries

Prices have plummeted due to an upsurge of supplies from Congo.

Reuters | September 25, 2023 | 6:58 am

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