Shrinking aerospace demand to keep pressure on cobalt
Metal prices are at 10-month lows due to lower demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the pandemic.
Metal prices are at 10-month lows due to lower demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the pandemic.
One union group called Codelco's management of the crisis "incompetent."
United Nations says global market for cathode to reach $58 billion by 2024.
Although the United States continues to hold the largest gold reserves, China and Russia have emerged as the top buyers.
Ocean floor mining a "sustainability conundrum", report says.
Just when Tesla seemed to be pivoting away from using cobalt in its batteries, it signs a long-term supply deal with Glencore.
A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.
Top miner buys Honeymoon Well tenements in Western Australia from Russian nickel and palladium giant.
The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.