Trafigura’s Congo artisanal cobalt project to end, replaced by industrial mining Mutoshi is one of several projects in the Congo aiming to regulate artisanal cobalt mining. Reuters | December 17, 2020 | 1:08 pm
A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19 It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times. Reuters | December 17, 2020 | 8:22 am
First Cobalt secures C$10m public funding for refinery The refinery would become the sole producer of refined cobalt in North America. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 16, 2020 | 9:56 am
Eramet, BASF target electric vehicles with nickel, cobalt project The companies are to study the development of a high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant in Weda Bay, Indonesia. Reuters | December 15, 2020 | 9:59 am
Neo Lithium secures equity investment from CATL The investment makes CATL the third-largest shareholder of the company. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 15, 2020 | 9:24 am
Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations to advance Crawford The parties have committed to engage in ongoing consultation and establish a mutually beneficial relationship. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 15, 2020 | 6:20 am
Inobat to create ‘green battery ecosystem’ in Europe It begins with discovering and developing better performing, and more environmentally friendly cell chemistries. MINING.com Editor | December 14, 2020 | 3:08 pm
Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components Minister told Reuters last month that "there is a really good chance" that companies will want to invest in Indonesian nickel processing to cut costs. Reuters | December 14, 2020 | 7:18 am
Spearmint drills highest lithium values yet at Clayton Valley The miner reported values as high as 1,840 parts per million lithium during phase-II 2020 of its recent 10-hole drill program in Nevada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 14, 2020 | 6:20 am