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Best-performing battery metal of the past year isn’t cobalt

A metal that’s in demand for batteries is surging, and it’s not the one everyone’s talking about.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2018 | 12:24 pm

Caterpillar beats estimates again, delivers bullish outlook for 2018

The world's largest mining and construction equipment maker beat market expectations for fourth quarter earnings and said its sales growth momentum is expected to continue in 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2018 | 3:23 am

These are some of the top mining assets on the block

Big mining companies, restored to health following the 2015-16 price crash, are seeking to rationalize their portfolios and acquire assets in line with heightened focus on the best quality minerals and anticipated demand for battery materials.

Reuters | January 23, 2018 | 5:34 am

Chile’s Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute

The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries.

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 3:40 pm

Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’

Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries.

Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 10:49 am

How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard

China’s global resource grab, and the ramifications for the rest of the world, are on my radar screen. Are they on yours? If not, maybe they should be.

rickmills | January 12, 2018 | 12:16 pm