Cobalt Top Stories

How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density li-ion batteries

Japanese scientists discovered that high-valent transition metals destabilize lattice oxygen in oxide-based battery materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 22, 2021 | 6:06 am

EV Metal Index quadruples year-on-year as lithium, nickel prices rally

MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly…

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 2:10 pm

China Moly’s Congo mine expansion project starts trial production

The expansion project of the TFM mine is expected to…

Reuters | July 19, 2021 | 7:29 am

New York beating London as trading hub for booming cobalt market

Trading activity in CME’s contract has been gathering steam since…

Bloomberg News | July 17, 2021 | 8:28 am

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood…

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

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

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

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