Cobalt Top Stories

EV sales to reach 5m units in 2021 with trucks, boats entering the race

According to IDTechEx, previous predictions of 2021 EV sales were a massive underestimation.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 14, 2021 | 1:58 am

Deep-sea mining exploration firm The Metals Co starts trading

The Metals Co has exploration licenses for parts of the…

Reuters | September 10, 2021 | 7:43 am

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium…

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:25 pm

BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed KoBold Metals

The world’s largest miner will use artificial intelligence tools developed…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2021 | 3:55 am

BMW orders up $24 billion of batteries as EV demand grows

The German carmaker now has contracts for more than 20…

Bloomberg News | September 6, 2021 | 10:42 am

Lithium miner Premier’s shares slide on Zimbabwe force majeure

Shares in Premier African Minerals plunged 40% on Monday.

Reuters | June 26, 2023 | 8:37 am

Patriot Battery Metals rebuffs company sale report

Australian media reported on Sunday that Patriot had appointed Macquarie Capital with the intention of putting itself up for sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2023 | 3:57 am

US Senate overwhelmingly backs tax treaty with Chile

Without it, taxes on US companies with Chilean operations could climb to more than 44%, the business group said.

Reuters | June 23, 2023 | 9:35 am

Stillwater Critical Minerals welcomes Glencore as major investor, stock jumps

Glencore would hold a 9.99% equity interest in Stillwater upon completion of a private placement.

Staff Writer | June 23, 2023 | 8:49 am

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand

Even if more lithium mines are built, there are not enough facilities to produce specialized types of the metal for batteries.

Reuters | June 22, 2023 | 4:34 pm

$1 billion SPAC deal shows how mining supply chains are breaking up

INTERVIEW: Artem Volynets of ACG Electric Metals wants to roll up critical metals industry one mine at a time.

Frik Els | June 22, 2023 | 3:23 pm

Volkswagen’s EV battery effort keeps its executives up at night

Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz said the company remains open to eventually selling shares in PowerCo.

Bloomberg News | June 22, 2023 | 7:29 am

NextSource begins graphite production in Madagascar

Phase one of operations at Molo are being optimized to reach the mine's nameplate production capacity of 17,000 tpa of graphite concentrate.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2023 | 6:03 am

Boric’s lithium strategy will hinder Chile’s growth, Conservative rival says

Jose Antonio Kast, who lost to Boric in the 2021 presidential election and aims to run again in 2025.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2023 | 4:10 pm

First

Last