Cobalt Top Stories

Capstone building copper-cobalt district in Chile

By integrating the Mantoverde and Santo Domingo mines it expects to churn out 200,000t of copper and 6,000t of battery-grade cobalt a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2023 | 3:55 am

Canadian deep-sea miner TMC to seek licence in 2024

The Metals Company is ready to apply for a mining…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2023 | 5:15 am

Britain agrees deals on clean energy, critical minerals with Zambia

The foreign ministry would agree on a UK-Zambia Green Growth…

Reuters | August 2, 2023 | 4:25 pm

Trafigura’s $600 million cobalt play faces cash crunch in Congo

Trafigura’s metals unit is already under fire after announcing in…

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2023 | 7:42 am

Children living in cobalt-rich areas in the DRC show poor educational outcomes – study

Research shows that children who work in cobalt extraction in…

Staff Writer | July 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Lithium miner debuts as Ghana’s first listing in two years

Australian-based Atlantic Lithium has taken a step toward raising capital from equity investors in the country.

Bloomberg News | May 14, 2024 | 7:46 am

Indonesia adds nickel parks worth nearly $40 billion to strategic plan

The parks will produce mixed hydroxide precipitate and nickel and cobalt sulphate, used in the making of EV batteries.

Reuters | May 14, 2024 | 7:41 am

Congo allows Zijin mine to resume operations, ministry letter says

Mining operations at COMMUS could resume as long as the company ensured radiation levels remained in line with standards.

Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 12:25 pm

France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chain

The project, called Electro Mobility Materials Europe (EMME), aims to cover 20-30% of France's nickel and cobalt needs for electric vehicles by 2030.

Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 8:51 am

E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot project

The partners are advancing a pilot plant in Canada’s oil patch, where they are testing a direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2024 | 7:14 am

Top critical mineral miner CBMM sees opportunity in EV batteries

CBMM sold 600 tons of niobium oxide for batteries in scooters and other small vehicles last year as part of a test project.

Bloomberg News | May 13, 2024 | 6:59 am

US Forest Service kicks off federal permitting process for South32’s Hermosa project

The federal permitting process starts with the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

Staff Writer | May 12, 2024 | 11:22 am

Australia’s budget will boost critical minerals, treasurer says

Australia’s critical minerals industry is a major part of the government’s push to capitalize on the worldwide green energy revolution.

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2024 | 9:41 pm

Philippines eyes boost to nickel processing capacity

The Southeast Asian nation is looking to follow neighbouring Indonesia, which lured major investment in processing plants for its huge deposits.

Reuters | May 10, 2024 | 8:16 am

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