Nickel has finally succumbed to the base metals price rout.
The Democratic Republic of Congo will declare cobalt a strategic metal, imposing a 10 percent royalty tax on producers.
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution will first emerge as a mixture of differing technologies, powered by an ever-evolving battery-metal-mix of cathodes.
The industry is asking whether consumers will opt for natural or artificial material, and how this will shape global consumption.
Saft, Siemens, Solvay and Manz teamed up in February to develop high-density liquid electrolyte lithium-ion and solid-state batteries.
Demand for a new generation of electric vehicles is breathing life into an Alpine mine.
The court is scheduled to hear the details of the settlement agreement on Sept. 13, and is slated to make a decision on the case by Oct. 4, the FNE said in a statement.
Drilling at new projects up 57% as spending on gold exploration reaches 21-year high.
