Tesla’s reluctant commitment to cobalt a warning to others Just when Tesla seemed to be pivoting away from using cobalt in its batteries, it signs a long-term supply deal with Glencore. Reuters | June 23, 2020 | 9:34 am
Congo officials vow to tackle child labour at mines Pandemic could drive more families to put their children to work in mines, officials said. Reuters | June 23, 2020 | 9:14 am
Spearmint Resources to kickstart Nevada lithium operations The Canadian miner is working on a series of strategies to be applied at the Elon property and the McGee property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 23, 2020 | 6:20 am
Glencore hit by another probe over Congo dealings Switzerland has opened a criminal investigation into Glencore's possible failure to prevent alleged corruption in the DRC. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2020 | 3:49 am
Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | June 19, 2020 | 11:21 am
Altura inks lithium supply contracts with Ningbo Shanshan The Australian miner would supply a minimum of 60,000 tonnes of the metal. Reuters | June 19, 2020 | 9:01 am
Tesla kills three birds with one Congolese stone Not only has Elon Musk secured supplies of cobalt, he is also putting the squeeze on competitors like GM and Volkswagen. Reuters | June 18, 2020 | 3:09 pm
VanadiumCorp working on mineral resource estimate for Lac Doré project The British Columbia miner says the MRE is important to advance the project to the preliminary economic assessment. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 18, 2020 | 6:20 am
Vale to resume operations at Voisey’s Bay in July The Canadian open pit nickel mine and concentrator is expected to reach full capacity in August. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2020 | 3:50 am