Cobalt Top Stories

Bill Gates secures $1bn from US firms for climate fight

Backers include Microsoft, BlackRock, General Motors, American Airlines, Boston Consulting Group, Bank of America and ArcelorMittal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2021 | 3:44 am

Global passenger EV registrations more than double in a year – report

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in…

MINING.com Editor | September 16, 2021 | 10:54 am

How mining waste can be used for hydrogen fuel production

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology propose the idea…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 12:30 am

China backs Congo’s ban on 6 small Chinese mining companies

The move comes as Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix…

Reuters | September 14, 2021 | 7:23 am

China has “too many” EV companies, minister says

Industry and Information Technology Minister, Xiao Yaqing, said the government…

Reuters | September 14, 2021 | 6:01 am

FPX Nickel optimizes the Baptiste flowsheet boosting recovery to 88.7%

The Baptiste deposit in British Columbia is part of FPX’s 100%-owned Decar nickel project.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2023 | 10:57 am

John Goodenough, a battery trailblazer, dies at 100

His inventions helped develop modern computers and commercialize lithium-ion batteries.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Queensland pledges $164 million to expand critical minerals sector

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk estimates the mineral-producing regions in the state's north alone would be worth about A$500 billion.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 5:51 am

Cornish Lithium seeks $13m in last-ditch effort to avoid collapse

The UK-based start-up, which aims to produce lithium in Cornwall, warned it could go bust if it fails to secure the needed cash by July.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 5:13 am

Australia’s critical minerals industry needs quicker permits, not subsidies – BHP

Queensland on Tuesday announced a new critical minerals development strategy to attract investment to the state.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 5:11 pm

Biden energy subsidies risk distorting critical metals market, UK minister warns

The IRA is “a challenge to other countries to put down their versions of this also."

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 12:08 pm

EV metals will come from dead batteries at new US plant

Recycling startup Nth Cycle is opening its first full-scale plant in Fairfield, Ohio, to produce a mix of nickel and cobalt.

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 10:11 am

Germany eyes critical materials fund of as much as $1.1 billion

The amount is around half that previously being considered, however, reflecting new spending constraints.

Bloomberg News | June 26, 2023 | 9:42 am

Livent reports fire in North Carolina plant

Company said there have been no injuries.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 8:41 am

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