MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Iron ore prices hit six-and-half year highs, BHP defers decision on Jansen , Rio Tinto cuts 2020 copper targets on Kennecott, and more. MINING.com Editor | August 20, 2020 | 3:44 pm
Metal markets caught out by strength of Chinese stimulus The ghost of 2009 is looming ever larger in the industrial metals sector. Andy Home - Reuters | August 20, 2020 | 10:09 am
German battery recycling project awarded $1 million in public funding The ZSW project is aimed at efficiently recovering lithium, nickel, cobalt and natural graphite from spent batteries. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2020 | 6:30 am
SQM posts record sales, boosts output despite weak market The world’s second largest lithium miner saw sales jump almost 50% and boosted output, but low prices hit profits. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 20, 2020 | 3:52 am
China plans to boost cobalt reserves as virus spurs supply risks Cobalt prices have climbed 10% in the past month amid concerns that shipments could be affected by anti-virus measures in parts of Africa. Bloomberg News | August 19, 2020 | 8:19 am
MINING.COM EV Metal Index surges 64% as Europe tops China Sales of electric cars in Western Europe sporting cobalt, nickel -heavy batteries reach 500,000 units, surpassing China as world's no. 1 EV market. Frik Els | August 18, 2020 | 10:55 am
Odyssey presses ahead on Mexico seabed project Despite two permit rejections, Odyssey aims to dredge phosphate sands from Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2020 | 10:47 am
LFP batteries to overtake NMC by 2030 – report An analysis by Wood Mackenzie states that LFP is posed to grow from 10% of the market in 2015 to more than 30% in 2030. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 18, 2020 | 6:30 am
Lithium demand growth to remain strong to 2030 – report Roskill forecasts lithium demand to reach over 19.7%py in less than 10 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 17, 2020 | 6:15 am