The hedge fund making a fortune betting on greener cars Rhodium has seen one of the most spectacular rallies in commodities. Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:05 am
International Lithium grows Mariana project resource by 253% The Vancouver-based miner just received a technical report from strategic partner Ganfeng Lithium Co. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2020 | 6:15 am
Glencore, Samsung ink five-year cobalt supply deal The South Korean battery manufacturer will receive up to 21,000 tonnes of cobalt, mostly coming from the Katanga mine in DRC. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2020 | 3:50 am
Hydro-Québec, Mercedes to work on next-gen lithium batteries They want to test new materials under field conditions to accelerate the development cycle. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 7, 2020 | 6:15 am
US rare earths production up 44% in 2019 — report Overall US metal mine production in 2019 was estimated to be $28.1 billion, or almost $500 million higher than in 2018. MINING.com Editor | February 6, 2020 | 2:41 pm
China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019 Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 10:05 am
LME to keep open-outcry closing prices after electronic trial During a consultation period, some LME users said it was difficult to obtain guaranteed execution against closing nickel prices when the electronic system was used Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 9:31 am
Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2020 | 6:10 am
Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply. Frik Els | February 5, 2020 | 1:07 pm