Nickel price catches battery, export ban fever. Again Devil's copper hits year high, up 37% in 2019. Frik Els | July 18, 2019 | 2:41 pm
Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May. Frik Els | July 17, 2019 | 4:10 pm
Send in the troops: Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining Negotiations, alternative employment programs and interventions by the police have failed to resolve the issue. Reuters | July 17, 2019 | 10:40 am
How lithium-rich Chile botched a plan to attract battery makers In March 2018, the Chilean government unveiled big news. Reuters | July 17, 2019 | 10:22 am
Sweden seeks lithium tie-ups in South America amid battery metal rush Peru – a major copper producer – is also looking to edge in on the action. Reuters | July 17, 2019 | 9:41 am
Amplats, Platinum Group Metals launch battery tech JV The join venture entered into an agreement with Florida International University to further advance a research program. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2019 | 4:03 pm
Molymet drops plans for battery parts factory in Chile Molymet's decision is yet another setback for Chile, which has struggled to modernize its mining policy and develop a domestic battery industry. Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 10:41 am
Canadian miner starts exploring Czech/German copper-cobalt project The aim of the campaign is to assess the copper-cobalt potential in the interpreted rift system that hosts the Tisova copper-cobalt past-producing mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 14, 2019 | 5:24 pm
China copper imports in June fall 27% from a year earlier A slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy continues to weigh on demand for the metal. Reuters | July 12, 2019 | 11:50 am