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Mike Beck: nickel, cobalt, and lithium to benefit from generational demand shift in commodities

Mike Beck discusses the electric vehicle market, battery metal company investments, and battery metal supplies in interview with Palisade Radio.

Palisade Radio | November 22, 2017 | 1:08 pm

LME launches probe on cobalt suppliers over fears of child exploitation

The LME has sent a directive to all suppliers asking them to detail how they guarantee “responsible sourcing” of the commodities they trade in the exchange.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 22, 2017 | 10:25 am

Canada’s Wealth Minerals, Chinese firm to bid for world’s largest lithium miner

The two firms are just the latest names in a long list of companies that includes major players such as Rio Tinto, interested in grabbing a stake in Chile’s Chemical and Mining Society (SQM).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 21, 2017 | 3:21 am

Scientists produce high-grade rare earths from coal

University of Kentucky researchers used an environmentally-conscious and cost-effective process.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 21, 2017 | 2:00 am

Russia’s VTB Capital aims to double gold sales to China in 2018

Russia's gold-trading banks trying to increase presence in Asian markets, especially since demand for Russian gold in European trading hubs slow since 2014.

Reuters | November 20, 2017 | 10:53 am

Top Glencore executive quits Katanga board after accounting lapse

Katanga, which operates cobalt and copper mines in the DRC, said Aristotelis Mistakidis, Liam Gallagher and Tim Henderson had tendered their resignations.

Reuters | November 20, 2017 | 9:29 am

Cobalt hedging not mining the route for VW in EV drive, official says

"Hedging by means of long-term (supplier) contracts is [] way to control such new issues (of securing materials supplies)," says VW head of sustainability.

Reuters | November 16, 2017 | 11:35 am

Zonte Metals acquires iron oxide copper gold project

According to the company's CEO, exploration is expected to start shortly in the form a ground magnetic survey over portions of the project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 15, 2017 | 4:55 pm

Apple leads way in tracing cobalt from Congo, Microsoft lags – Amnesty

Statement by Amnesty International says while Apple is first company to publish names of its cobalt suppliers, other electronics brands made little progress.

Reuters | November 15, 2017 | 11:33 am

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