Cobalt Top Stories

VW plans to be battery juggernaut in $29 billion answer to Tesla

Company is stepping up its game to become the world’s biggest electric-car maker with a plan to build six battery factories in Europe.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2021 | 7:54 am

Tier 2 Li-ion battery manufacturers’ gigafactories expanding capacity

Roskill forecasts some Tier 2 battery makers will boost their…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 15, 2021 | 6:06 am

Booming electric vehicle sales drive surge in cobalt prices

The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne,…

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 7:45 am

Europe lagging in battery metals production – report

According to Aperio Intelligence, Europe’s own supply is unlikely to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 12, 2021 | 6:11 am

Cobalt, nickel free electric car batteries are a runaway success

Few months in, LFP Model 3 already commands 5% of…

Frik Els | March 11, 2021 | 2:30 pm

Europe balks at strategic stockpile for critical green metals

The energy crisis has hurt production of several key industrial commodities, exacerbating worries about supply.

Bloomberg News | March 13, 2023 | 9:48 am

EV batteries get some bling

A new EV battery uses diamonds to harvest energy.

Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 7:25 am

China to increase control over global cobalt supply — report

Over the next two years, China’s share of cobalt production is expected to reach half of global output.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 13, 2023 | 5:09 am

India to auction newly found lithium reserve

The block in the northern federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir is the first known lithium reserve in the country.

Reuters | March 13, 2023 | 4:25 am

China could control a third of the world’s lithium by 2025

UBS expects Chinese-controlled mines, including projects in Africa, to raise output to 705,000 tons by 2025.

Bloomberg News | March 12, 2023 | 6:07 pm

US, EU to negotiate critical minerals agreement

US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed on Friday to immediately begin negotiations.

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 1:30 pm

US Senator blasts Ford’s battery deal with China’s CATL

Joe Manchin said he is "totally opposed" to allowing CATL to access US tax dollars that finance electric vehicle purchases.

Reuters | March 10, 2023 | 12:33 pm

Electra Battery upgrades Iron Creek cobalt-copper resource, paving the way for PEA

Resources at the Idaho project in the indicated category are estimated at 4.4 million tonnes grading 0.19% cobalt and 0.73% copper.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2023 | 9:45 am

CATL smashes profit estimate as EV sales soar

CATL commanded a 37% share of the global market for EV batteries in 2022.

Bloomberg News | March 10, 2023 | 8:00 am

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