Rush for cobalt, lithium as prices stay on the boil Electric vehicle boom sees number of companies exploring for lithium and cobalt tripling to 188 as budgets balloon according to new report. Frik Els | March 5, 2018 | 12:38 pm
UK firm pilots using blockchain to help BMW source ethical cobalt The competition is intensifying to use blockchain to try to eliminate battery minerals produced by child labour. Reuters | March 5, 2018 | 11:53 am
Global metals exploration anticipated to rise 20% in 2018 Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose to an estimated US$8.4 billion in 2017, compared with US$7.3 billion in 2016. S & P Global | March 5, 2018 | 11:11 am
Commander and Fjordland announce $1.2 million exploration program in Labrador Their 29,400-hectare property is located in central Labrador, 80 kilometres south of Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 4, 2018 | 1:02 pm
China’s staggering demand for commodities It’s said that in China, a new skyscraper is built every five days. Visual Capitalist | March 2, 2018 | 2:24 pm
Chile to attract $65 billion in mining investments by 2038 — minister According to minister Aurora Williams, miners with operations in the country currently spend $20 billion on support services a year and figure is set to increase. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2018 | 9:39 am
SQM talks down lithium oversupply, says market to grow 80% a year According to chief executive officer Patricio de Solminihac, the world will need at least 50,000 tonnes of lithium a year until 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2018 | 11:40 am
Billionaire Lundin chases base-metal buy with $3 billion budget Copper ‘might be the easiest asset to work with:’ Lukas Lundin. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2018 | 4:19 pm
Zimbabwe has potential to meet 20% of global lithium demand Zimbabwe is keen to attract investment after Mugabe era and is already Africa's top lithium producer. Reuters | February 28, 2018 | 9:39 am