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Electric cars yet to turn cobalt market into gold mine – Nornickel

Prices for cobalt metal, used in production of electric vehicle batteries, have tripled to nine-year peaks above $30 a pound from below $10 a pound in late 2015.

Reuters | October 30, 2017 | 3:14 am

The massive impact of EVs on commodities in one chart

What would happen if you flipped a switch, and suddenly every new car that came off assembly lines was electric?

Visual Capitalist | October 22, 2017 | 2:58 pm

Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico

Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2017 | 1:00 pm

Lithium Supercycle

The truth, in regards to the world’s mineral resources, is that we in the western developed countries are usually not in control of supply.

Richard Mills - Ahead of the Herd | October 17, 2017 | 1:17 pm

Mitsui to build desalination plant for BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile

The project will be the Japanese company’s first desalination plant and it is estimated to require an investment of around $623 million (70 billion Yen).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2017 | 9:02 am

Graphite seeing some upward movement

The graphite market has shown its first sign of life in a few years with some upward price pressure.

Streetwise Reports | October 5, 2017 | 2:55 pm

Mexico’s mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline

Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2017 | 5:32 am

Chinese EV market nearing 2% penetration

Plug-in-vehicle market in China surges to a record 1.8% of total passenger vehicle sales.

Andrew Topf | October 1, 2017 | 4:22 pm

Chile sees no obstacle to Albemarle request to hike lithium output cap

Albemarle said it could invest $1-billion in Chile over the next 5 years if request to the government to let it extract 125,000 tonnes per year is approved.

Reuters | September 28, 2017 | 2:14 am

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