Cobalt price rally boosts MINING.COM EV Metal Index

Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries.

The penny stock surged 250 percent in October when both the price of lithium and a benchmark of producers posted single-digit returns.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.

More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.

Ames Lab scientists are working towards mastering graphene's assembly in combination with other materials.

A 2014 Preliminary Economic Assessment concluded that the Lofdal project has the potential to produce an average of 1,500 tonnes per annum of separated rare earth oxides.

Chinese investment firm NextView has agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares and warrants of Canadian Lithium X.

The "32 T" is 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet.

NextView Capital agreed to acquire a 19.89% equity interest in Bacanora via placement of 32,976,635 common shares in the Company at 94.53 $1.26 per share.