Chile lithium miners feel heat from exploding coronavirus outbreak Top producers SQM and Albemarle said output nonetheless remained unscathed. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 12:34 pm
Congo mining revenue falls 20% on covid-19 impact While revenues are down, production of copper and cobalt hasn’t been greatly affected by the pandemic. Bloomberg News | June 17, 2020 | 11:01 am
Arafura to test rare earth processing with US firm The discussions are occurring as the United States vies to revive its rare earths industry. Reuters | June 17, 2020 | 7:44 am
Great Atlantic closer to becoming sole owner of three new properties in New Brunswick The Vancouver-based miner made its 2020 option payments to vendors of the Kagoot Brook cobalt property, Glenelg vanadium property and Mascarene polymetallic property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2020 | 6:19 am
Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries. Bloomberg News | June 16, 2020 | 8:43 am
Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 10:47 am
Tajik-Chinese antimony project delayed to October The venture could produce up to 21,000 tonnes of antimony and 2.5 tonnes of gold per year. Reuters | June 15, 2020 | 8:01 am
Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls Most of Congo’s mines have continued to operate amid the pandemic. Bloomberg News | June 12, 2020 | 9:05 am
Should mining CEOs be concerned about ‘tech heads’? Tech magnates have a growing interest in mining. Rob Tyson - Mining International Ltd. | June 11, 2020 | 8:00 am