Vancouver junior surges 60% after Africa cobalt deal Newly renamed M2 Cobalt snags seven licences in Uganda covering 1,500 square kilometres as investors bet cobalt price rally will continue. Frik Els | January 24, 2018 | 10:45 am
These are some of the top mining assets on the block Big mining companies, restored to health following the 2015-16 price crash, are seeking to rationalize their portfolios and acquire assets in line with heightened focus on the best quality minerals and anticipated demand for battery materials. Reuters | January 23, 2018 | 5:34 am
Rising mineral prices trigger artisanal and small-scale mining ‘explosion’ — report An estimated 40.5 million people were directly engaged in ASM last year, up from 30 million in 2014, 13 million in 1999 and only 6 million in 1993. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2018 | 11:56 pm
Randgold’s Kibali mine in DRC to achieve full production this year Mine is on track to produce its target of 700,000 ounces of gold in 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2018 | 9:11 am
The periodic table of commodity returns If for some reason, you still think that the commodity markets are predictable, today’s chart provides a nice piece of humble pie. Visual Capitalist | January 18, 2018 | 1:02 pm
Chile’s Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries. Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 3:40 pm
Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’ Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries. Reuters | January 17, 2018 | 10:49 am
Canadian companies want to extract nickel, vanadium, cobalt from petcoke They're running a study led by Paul Watkinson, who has investigated the conversion of carbonaceous solids into gaseous and liquid fuels. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 16, 2018 | 5:45 pm
Following detention, journalist publishes controversial story about Venezuela’s Mining Arc Rampant violence and corruption are the norm in the mines of the southern Guayana region. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 15, 2018 | 6:27 pm
