Cobalt Top Stories

Stillwater Critical collaborates with Berkeley Lab on geologic hydrogen production

The Berkeley Lab has secured funding in the amount of $2 million from the US Department of Energy for this study.

Staff Writer | August 15, 2024 | 1:26 pm

Graphic: Investment needed to meet battery demand by 2040

Investment in batteries is expected to surpass $1.6 trillion by…

Elements - Visual Capitalist | August 9, 2024 | 8:12 am

US Strategic Metals tapped for $400 million EXIM Bank loan

The company plans to mine what it considers to be…

Staff Writer | August 8, 2024 | 9:01 am

Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than…

Staff Writer | August 7, 2024 | 8:29 am

Glencore ceases to stockpile cobalt

Large surpluses of cobalt have pushed prices to around $12…

Reuters | August 7, 2024 | 7:01 am

Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cues

There are still concerns that Beijing will need to act even more to restore China to its status as the growth engine for major commodities.

Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 12:32 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am

Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium

The deal would vault Rio into one of the world's largest suppliers of the battery metal, behind only Albemarle and SQM.

Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 3:52 pm

Lithium firms’ shares rise after Rio Tinto buyout rumour

The acquisition talk comes as Rio faces challenges in developing its Jadar lithium project in Serbia.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | October 4, 2024 | 1:56 pm

India, US sign pact to cooperate on critical battery mineral supply chains

Indian trade minister Piyush Goya described the agreement as a memorandum of understanding but did not provide further details on its scope.

Reuters | October 3, 2024 | 1:03 pm

Mining industry needs $2.1 trillion in new investments by 2050 — BloombergNEF

The report highlights that critical energy transition metals could face supply deficits this decade — some as early as this year.

Staff Writer | October 3, 2024 | 9:24 am

Lifezone Metals, JOGMEC sign MOU on Kabanga nickel project

Located in Tanzania, Kabanga is considered to be one of the world’s largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel sulfide deposits.

Staff Writer | October 3, 2024 | 8:14 am

Glencore-Congo mine row tied to sanctioned ex-partner Gertler

Dan Gertler was sanctioned by the US in 2017 over alleged corruption.

Bloomberg News | October 3, 2024 | 6:48 am

Zimbabwe softens stance on local lithium processing after price collapse

Africa's top lithium producer had last year given producers up to March 2024 to submit plans of how they would produce the metal.

Reuters | October 3, 2024 | 6:42 am

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