Cobalt Top Stories

Nickel price: Indonesia halts deep-sea mining disposal

The world’s biggest nickel producer has not officially banned deep sea tailings but by not issuing new permits could delay planned projects.

Reuters | February 5, 2021 | 9:11 am

EV battery power hitting roads jumped 40% last year – report

Lithium prices are soaring as 2020 emerged as tipping point…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 4, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Glencore’s 2020 output hit by Congo mine closure, sticks to targets

The London-listed company stuck to all of its production targets…

Reuters | February 3, 2021 | 8:40 am

Cruz Cobalt to reassess silver-cobalt projects in Ontario

The Canadian miner said that even though its focus continues…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2021 | 6:09 am

Former Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll joins Glencore board

Carroll is the third female to become executive director at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 9:03 am

Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay

Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been pushed back to the first half of 2025.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 5:08 pm

Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Staff Writer | February 14, 2023 | 9:08 am

Once-hot EV metals fragile as China warning follows Goldman

Following a 45% rally in 2022, nickel has slumped 11% on the London Metal Exchange this year.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:35 am

Electric vehicle sales top $1 trillion in wake-up call for carmakers

Global auto sales are worth around $2.5 trillion a year.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 7:17 am

Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication, study finds

Noises produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another.

Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 6:57 am

Bluejay Mining pulls demerger plan, aims to raise $6 million

It said the spinoff of its battery and critical metals exploration unit, Disko Exploration, is no longer considered the right strategy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2023 | 6:49 am

BYD to build $1.2bn EV battery plant in central China

The Chinese company's battery unit is aiming to build a facility with the capacity to produce 40 gigawatt hours per year of its Blade Battery.

Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 7:21 pm

France grants loan to Eramet’s SLN nickel unit to avert collapse

The French government has agreed to grant a 40 million euro loan to SLN.

Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 9:57 am

Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore

Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2023 | 7:01 am

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