Cobalt Top Stories

Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners

Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2021 | 7:22 am

Nornickel joins blockchain network for responsible minerals sourcing

RSBN is an industry collaboration across the minerals supply chain…

MINING.com Editor | January 15, 2021 | 2:54 pm

Metals behind EV revolution to resume volatile rally – again

Global EV sales are projected to surge 60% this year,…

Bloomberg News | January 15, 2021 | 7:28 am

Appian CEO on principles for mining investment

The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more…

MINING.com Editor | January 13, 2021 | 12:29 pm

Eurasian Resources subscribes to Prince Charles’ sustainable planet initiative

The Luxembourg-based miner said it wants to explore synergies to…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2021 | 6:15 am

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Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2023 | 6:52 am

How a Soviet nuclear site could be key to Europe’s EV market

A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive industry.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 10:09 am

American Lithium estimates almost $600m in annual cash flow for Tonopah

Analysts say American Lithium‘s Tonopah project in Nevada could run at world-beating costs.

Staff Writer | February 1, 2023 | 9:12 am

America has come a long way from an early electric car casualty

"The number of folks talking about JVs and onshoring is very different than even just a couple of years ago,” said DOE Chelsea Sexton.

Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 8:28 am

President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia

The country has offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel.

Reuters | February 1, 2023 | 8:10 am

New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years

Sound waves and a 2D material may be the key to longer-lasting batteries.

Staff Writer | February 1, 2023 | 6:06 am

Pope condemns “poison of greed” stoking conflict in Congo

Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict and exploitation.

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 8:58 am

GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine

The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 6:18 am

Are metals headed for a golden age?

Resource investors predict gold prices could hit record high this year

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 31, 2023 | 6:03 am

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