Mining exploration spending in Australia jumps to 5-year high Drilling at new projects up 57% as spending on gold exploration reaches 21-year high. Frik Els | September 7, 2018 | 2:27 pm
Luxembourg’s mining-focused Space Agency ready to lift off Unlike US space agency NASA, Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) will not carry out research or launches. Its purpose is to boost exploration, mining and commercial utilization of resources extracted from near earth objects. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2018 | 3:50 am
Leaders in raising mining capital in 2017 Yancoal Australia was on top. Vladimir Basov | September 6, 2018 | 11:49 am
First Cobalt eliminates Iron Creek project royalty Welcome to Idaho. Michael McCrae | September 5, 2018 | 1:34 am
Lithium price plunge claims first victim Namibia's Desert Lion Energy ceases all operations as Chinese lithium prices plummet to three-year lows – down by half since the start of 2018. Frik Els | September 4, 2018 | 4:18 pm
Copper price takes another beating Chinese manufacturing gauge drops to 14-month low. Frik Els | September 4, 2018 | 1:08 pm
Tesla’s cobalt-light batteries seen providing cost advantage Batteries made by the U.S. manufacturer and its Japanese partner, Panasonic Corp., require less cobalt, the metal whose price has shot up. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 10:34 am
Neo Lithium lining up partner for $490m Argentine venture The project, which straddles salt flats and lakes across 135 square miles near the Chilean border, is billed as having high concentrations of lithium. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 10:11 am
Mercedes unveils first Tesla rival in $12B attack Mercedes-Benz, the world’s largest maker of luxury cars, is rolling out its first in a series of battery-powered models. Bloomberg News | September 4, 2018 | 3:14 am
