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Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst

While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in the potash market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2018 | 5:55 am

Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines

Chile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the search for cobalt amid soaring demand for a metal that’s mostly mined in the politically risky Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds 60% of the world's reserves.

Bloomberg News | August 14, 2018 | 5:10 am

Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025

The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2018 | 3:43 am

Codelco goes ahead with scaled-back underground extension of Chuquicamata

The $4.9 billion-investment is part of Codelco’s 10-year, $39 billion overhaul of its core mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2018 | 11:33 am

Graphite mine in Madagascar achieves nameplate production

Miner is based in Perth.

Michael McCrae | August 10, 2018 | 8:03 am

Glencore credits China’s ‘Blue Skies’ program for strong H1

Protectionism could limit future growth.

Michael McCrae | August 8, 2018 | 9:49 am

Graphite: China’s H1 exports of natural graphite up 9% on previous year

Demand for spherical graphite continues to grow rapidly for use in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.

Roskill | August 8, 2018 | 6:37 am

Chile lithium exports more than double in July from previous year

The value of exports of the metal from Chile, one of the world's top producers of lithium, jumped 51 percent in the first seven months of the year.

Reuters | August 7, 2018 | 11:15 am

Sole supplier puts cobalt (and EV) market at risk: IEA

For the International Energy Agency, having the Democratic Republic of Congo as the supplier of almost 60 per cent of the global production of cobalt is a risky business.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 6, 2018 | 11:31 am

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