Column: Is it time to embrace Congo’s artisanal cobalt miners?
The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in DRC will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft.
The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in DRC will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft.
Without adequate supplies of battery metals, the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 cannot be reached.
Key moves in the mining sector.
Australia is looking to partner with friendly nations to build up its value adding industry.
At peak levels, the world would need to dig up 3.3 gigatons of earth every year to obtain the necessary metals.
The company owns the Julimar nickel project, one of the biggest nickel sulphide finds in recent years.
Overall, the Australian government is painting a strong outlook for commodity export volumes, but a soft outcome for prices.
Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla, Volkswagen and Stellantis to step up efforts to secure raw materials.
Rising geopolitical tensions and the prospect of industrial decoupling are fueling a surge of interest in the processing of energy-transition metals outside China.