Cobalt Top Stories

Prefeasibility for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project puts NPV over $2 billion

The company intends to develop a high-margin, long-life, large-scale and low-carbon mine. It will produce a 60% nickel concentrate for direct feed into the stainless steel industry.

Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 10:15 am

Lifezone reports strong results at Kabanga nickel project ahead of feasibility

The drill results come almost two months after Lifezone began…

Blair McBride | August 31, 2023 | 12:27 pm

Top investors seek damages from Glencore over prospectus claims

Almost 200 funds are seeking compensation for losses they allegedly…

Staff Writer | August 31, 2023 | 6:39 am

India to start critical mineral blocks auction process this year

The blocks are for minerals including nickel, lithium, cobalt and…

Bloomberg News | August 30, 2023 | 8:13 am

China zooms in on Latin America, Africa in critical minerals race — report

China is expected to continue building its influence over key…

Staff Writer | August 29, 2023 | 4:06 pm

Zelandez launches slimmest ever borehole formation tester for lithium developers

New BFT can analyze fluid underground in real-time and capture multiple clean lithium brine samples from a well for further testing, Zelandez said.

Staff Writer | March 5, 2024 | 9:46 am

LME does not plan to launch green nickel contract

Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest said recently the LME should classify its nickel contracts into "clean" and "dirty" to give customers more choice.

Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 7:32 am

Ganfeng Lithium plans to buy 15% stake in Pastos Grandes project

The deal would give Ganfeng more access to resources in Argentina.

Reuters | March 5, 2024 | 7:27 am

Indonesia and China killed the nickel market

Cheap Indonesian nickel, controlled by China and dumped on the market, has collapsed nickel prices and forced global mine closures.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 4, 2024 | 2:03 pm

Frontier Lithium, Mitsubishi form JV for Canadian lithium operations

The partnership will help finance Frontier's PAK Lithium Project mine in Ontario and a planned lithium chemicals conversion facility.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 10:32 am

Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit

Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 10:07 am

Canada and Australia boost collaboration on critical minerals

The countries have agreed to promote shared priorities related to the extraction, processing and refining of critical minerals.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 9:28 am

Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions

Rio Tinto is developing the Rincon project, a lithium-brine mine in Argentina.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 6:55 am

Huayou Cobalt chief proposes battery material policy to tackle overcapacity

China's LFP capacity will reach 5.75 million metric tons in 2025, while global demand is estimated to be about 2.67 million tons that year.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 6:46 am

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