Freeport says no plans to sell Congo cobalt asset as buyers circle Freeport is looking at other options for the asset, including possibly a joint venture to develop the large cobalt project. Reuters | February 26, 2018 | 9:28 am
Shipping gauge shows iron ore, copper prices heading for fall CHART: Baltic Dry Index has plummeted 32% since December, opening up huge gap to closely correlated industrial metal prices. Frik Els | February 26, 2018 | 2:03 am
Nickel-copper-cobalt find vaults Vancouver junior to top of TSX-V ranking Garibaldi Resources beats out tech, energy, life sciences firms for Toronto market's annual crown with 2,351% market cap gain and 150m shares traded. Frik Els | February 25, 2018 | 12:39 pm
Galician MP denounces tailings pond breach Lídia Senra filed a complaint before the European Commission denouncing the breach of a tailings pond in the Touro municipality. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 23, 2018 | 6:37 pm
German scientists to build machine that speeds up urban mining processes Some urban mining already takes place in the EU but it involves melting devices together in a furnace and removing the most valuable metals. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 23, 2018 | 4:53 pm
This guy got rich on Congo mines until bribe probe put future on hold A 20-year friendship that helped turn Dan Gertler into a billionaire has left the Israeli businessman with a lot fewer places to go. Bloomberg News | February 23, 2018 | 7:32 am
Rio to build power plant at Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia Move would add further costs to an ongoing $5.3 billion underground expansion of the massive mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2018 | 3:34 am
Cobalt price: Supply scramble heats up with Canadian deal Cobalt 27, RNC Minerals shares pop after inking $70m deal on world's largest undeveloped cobalt, nickel sulphide deposit. Frik Els | February 22, 2018 | 12:23 pm
Kaz Minerals sets higher output targets for 2018 as profits jump Kaz Minerals reported a jump in 2017 sales and production as its main mines ramped up and said it expected its 2018 output to rise as much as 16%. Reuters | February 22, 2018 | 10:50 am
