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Battery makers descend on Australia, Canada cobalt developers

Nervous Asian battery makers are turning to early-stage cobalt projects in Australia and Canada to lock in supplies of the critical battery ingredient ahead of expected shortages as demand for electric vehicles revs up.

Reuters | March 19, 2018 | 3:20 am

Cobalt drilling quadruples in Q4

"No drilling, no discoveries, no reserves, no mines."

Michael Allan McCrae | March 17, 2018 | 11:48 am

Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies

German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2018 | 9:31 am

New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls

"Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.

Frik Els | March 15, 2018 | 3:27 pm

How Congo faced down some of the world’s biggest mining firms

The changes to the mining code in Congo, which supplies some 60 percent of the world's cobalt, could have repercussions for consumers around the world.

Reuters | March 15, 2018 | 10:35 am

Big miners arrive in the DRC to go over new mining code

The companies have just resigned from the Congolese Chamber of Commerce.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2018 | 9:34 am

Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo

Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:40 pm

Glencore signs massive cobalt sale deal with China’s GEM

The world’s biggest producer of cobalt has agreed to sell around a third of its cobalt production over the next three years to the Chinese battery recycler.

Reuters | March 14, 2018 | 4:31 pm

Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo

The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2018 | 4:45 am

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