Cobalt Top Stories

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.

MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 1:02 pm

Greenpeace stages Pacific Ocean protest against deep-sea mining

Last week BMW, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI and Google signed…

Reuters | April 6, 2021 | 8:08 am

The US has a metals problem

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up…

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 5, 2021 | 2:04 pm

The next electric-car battery champion could be European

After years of ceding the EV battery business to foreign…

Bloomberg News | April 5, 2021 | 8:09 am

Tesla’s market value set to gain $50 billion on record EV deliveries

Tesla delivered 184,800 vehicles globally during the first quarter of…

Reuters | April 5, 2021 | 7:15 am

Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan

The Japanese company said it will vote in favour of Teck's plan to create two separate companies next week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2023 | 3:44 am

Fresh blow to cobalt bulls as prices sink below $20,000

With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure.

Frik Els | April 19, 2023 | 10:47 am

Vital Metals’ plans for rare earth production stall

The company determined that its plans to market an intermediate product from its Saskatoon processing facility aren’t economic.

Alisha Hiyate | April 19, 2023 | 9:50 am

Graphic: The Six Major Types of Lithium-ion Batteries

This infographic shows the tradeoffs between the six major lithium-ion cathode technologies.

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 19, 2023 | 9:36 am

CATL says new super strong battery may power electric flight

The battery, which loads more power into a smaller package, has an energy density of 500 watt-hours per kilogram.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2023 | 8:12 am

CMOC gets Congo deal to free stockpile of copper and cobalt

CMOC and its state-owned partner Gécamines reached a “consensus on the royalties issue” at the Tenke Fungurume operation.

Bloomberg News | April 19, 2023 | 8:05 am

India’s NMDC explores lithium reserves for mining in Australia

NMDC is the majority owner of a mine located in Mt Bevan and hopes to start mining within two years.

Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 8:00 am

China’s Huayou seeks to build nickel ore processing plant in Philippines

The Philippines has 34 operating nickel mines and ships most of its raw nickel ore to China and some to Japan.

Reuters | April 19, 2023 | 7:56 am

Glencore open to better bid for Teck if split rejected

Swiss firm is willing to improve takeover bid if Teck's shareholders reject the Canadian miner's planned split.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2023 | 3:37 am

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