March 15, 2018 Canadian miner denounces illegal stoppage at Panamanian mine “The dominant union, which represents the majority of workers, is not involved in the action,” an official statement reads.
March 15, 2018 New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls "Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.
March 15, 2018 How Congo faced down some of the world’s biggest mining firms The changes to the mining code in Congo, which supplies some 60 percent of the world's cobalt, could have repercussions for consumers around the world.
March 14, 2018 Chile’s Escondida invites union to early labor talks Last year, a more than month-long strike at Escondida ended with workers opting to extend their previous contract through July 31 of this year instead of replacing it.
March 14, 2018 Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile The Mayor of the city of Quilpué rejected the proposal.
March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
March 14, 2018 Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.
March 13, 2018 Fusion power using superconducting magnets: researchers are almost there MIT scientists describe fusion power as a potentially "inexhaustible and zero-carbon source of energy."
March 13, 2018 These charts show just why copper price fundamentals are so strong The world's 10 largest copper mines accounted for 25% global output in 2017 – on average these deposits were discovered 95 YEARS ago.
March 13, 2018 Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
