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New effort to mine sea floor for minerals essential to new low-carbon economy launches in April

This cruise will identify an ocean area suitable for employing the process DPG has developed for mining nodules containing high concentrations of minerals.

Fenton | March 13, 2018 | 12:30 pm

VW just gave Tesla a $25 billion battery shock

The world’s largest carmaker will equip 16 factories to produce electric vehicles by the end of 2022, compared with three currently.

Bloomberg News | March 13, 2018 | 11:28 am

Samsung is said in talks for multi-year cobalt deal from Congo

Samsung C&T has approached Somika SPRL to buy cobalt produced at its Kisanfu mine in Congo after only buying copper from the company for the past four years.

Bloomberg News | March 13, 2018 | 10:53 am

Investors hunting cobalt deals approached Sherritt, CEO Says

Sherritt shares were up 2.5 percent at 10:30 a.m. in Toronto.

Bloomberg News | March 12, 2018 | 10:44 am

Taxes aren’t the real problem with mining in Congo: Gadfly

There's a strange thing about the fear going through the global mining industry after theCongo signed an order to lift royalties last week: Compared with most other countries, these levies are still relatively low.

Bloomberg Opinion | March 12, 2018 | 4:37 am

Congo’s Kabila signs into law new mining code

The law, passed by parliament in late January, replaces an earlier code from 2002.

Reuters | March 9, 2018 | 11:39 am

LME rethinks cobalt contract for electric vehicle sector

The exchange is instead looking at offering a cash-settled cobalt metal contract.

Reuters | March 9, 2018 | 11:17 am

Scientists closer to producing safer and longer-lasting lithium battery

Using a 3-D layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), or silicone, reduces dendrite growth, which makes batteries safer and longer-lasting.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2018 | 10:05 am

Cobalt consumers main victims of Congo’s new mining code — analysts

A new mining code in the cobalt-rich Congo will lead to higher costs for consumers of the battery metal at a time automakers are expanding production of electric vehicles, experts say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2018 | 5:52 am

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