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Electric charge: Glencore bets big on car battery metals

Glencore has increased production of the metals used to make electric car batteries faster than its major mining rivals, according to an industry-wide analysis that shows the scale of a strategy that has big prospective risks and rewards.

Reuters | December 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

Bacanora tanks as president resigns

President and director Martin Vidal has left the post effective November 30.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 11:13 am

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2017 | 3:18 am

First Cobalt merges with CobalTech

The company is redeveloping the Keely-Frontier mine, a high-grade mine that produced over 3.3 million pounds of cobalt.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 1, 2017 | 5:44 pm

Castle Silver Resources exploration approach is leading it to high-grade cobalt

CSR’s portfolio includes Castle Silver mine located 85km northwest of Town of Cobalt, which produced nearly 300m grams of silver and 376,000lbs of cobalt.

SmallCapPower | December 1, 2017 | 11:45 am

Four charts show why cobalt supply is tightening

Cobalt is rarely found in high concentrations and is mostly produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel.

McKinsey Quarterly | November 30, 2017 | 4:23 pm

Wind power inches up on hydropower in US

Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA

U.S. Energy Information Administration | November 30, 2017 | 3:21 pm

‘Miner’s revenge’ is coming with electric cars, Friedland says

Surging demand for metals like copper, and cobalt for use in EVs promises to overturn balance of power between mining companies and their customers.

Bloomberg News | November 30, 2017 | 1:07 pm

South Africa’s Tharisa sets out 2020 growth vision

Miner announced record output of chrome and platinum group metals, also said it was seeking to diversify into EV materials.

Reuters | November 30, 2017 | 12:34 pm

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