Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader, which is facing multiple disputes in the central African nation. Bloomberg News | June 1, 2018 | 10:29 am
Shares in lithium giant fall on disappointing auction Chilean lithium producer SQM shares punished after $1 billion of shares auctioned below ruling price. Frik Els | June 1, 2018 | 9:28 am
Miners threaten Congo with legal action over mining code Regulations to implement the new code are due to be signed into law next week. Reuters | May 30, 2018 | 9:43 am
Electric vehicles on the road to triple by 2020 — IEA The number of electric cars, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and fuel cell electric passenger light-duty vehicles, increased by 57% in 2017 from the previous year. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2018 | 5:50 am
Biggest electric vehicle battery IPO valuation cut in half Time to curb your enthusiasm about the electric vehicle boom and surging demand, prices for lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth and graphite? Frik Els | May 29, 2018 | 10:47 am
Miners warn Congo it faces $3bn revenue loss over new law The mining companies insist the government reinsert a stability clause, present in the former code. Bloomberg News | May 29, 2018 | 10:41 am
Australia’s Galaxy Resources to sell tenements in Argentina to POSCO for $280 mln The land is located in the northern area of the giant Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat. Reuters | May 29, 2018 | 9:46 am
Early stage projects are located in mining-friendly jurisdictions Worldwide there are over 30,000 exploration projects. Frik Els | May 28, 2018 | 12:19 pm
China metals companies trade on Shanghai exchange’s new platform It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step. Reuters | May 28, 2018 | 9:25 am