Why the cobalt market needs Congo’s “illegal” miners Says columnist Andy Home. Reuters | July 12, 2019 | 10:59 am
American Manganese’s lithium-ion battery recycling technology achieves high purity The company reported achieving 99.88% purity in its production of NMC cathode material. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 12, 2019 | 6:15 am
Cornish Lithium turns to crowdfunding to finance UK project It wants to raise £1m to support further drilling for subterranean lithium-bearing brines in the ancient mining region of Cornwall, south-west England. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2019 | 3:51 am
Manganese X Energy to acquire Quebec Graphite property The NI 43-101 technical report notes that past exploration results intersected significant graphite mineralization in drill holes and trenches. MINING.com Editor | July 11, 2019 | 4:43 pm
RNC Minerals moves closer to Dumont project construction Based on the technical report, the project contains the second largest nickel reserve in the world. Jackson Chen | July 11, 2019 | 11:33 am
Shrinking demand to eclipse supply issues in tin market Tin prices on the London Metal Exchange at around $18,000 a tonne are down 15% since hitting one-year highs at $21,800 a tonne in February. Reuters | July 11, 2019 | 9:36 am
Delrey authorized to drill at Newfoundland property The provincial Department of Natural Resources allowed the miner to establish up to 20 drill sites on the Four Corners project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 11, 2019 | 6:20 am
Video game to teach Australian kids about minerals for electric cars Industry and academia joined forces to launch Mine Solar Car Lab – a 3D digital game for Minecraft’s Education Edition. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 11, 2019 | 6:15 am
Surge in battery nickel use is more bad news for cobalt price Cobalt light electric vehicle battery deployment around the globe doubled in May. Frik Els | July 10, 2019 | 5:07 pm