Kemetco progress continues to meet expectations
Kemetco recovered 97.5% cobalt, 97.61% manganese, 97.23% nickel, and 68.75% lithium with recovery expected to increase.
Kemetco recovered 97.5% cobalt, 97.61% manganese, 97.23% nickel, and 68.75% lithium with recovery expected to increase.
Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.
The world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry.
Australia is at an economic crossroads. The perceived end of the mining boom and the disappearance of the last bastions of the traditional manufacturing sector have created uncertainty about Australia’s future and its place in the global economy.
Some of the latest battery technologies may become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace of advances in the industry.
Demand for spherical graphite continues to grow rapidly for use in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries.
New spending by some of the world's largest iron ore miners is tightening the market for jobs and support services in Australia's biggest mining region.
Miners and investors are poring over satellite images, tracking drilling rigs and quizzing company executives for clues.
For the International Energy Agency, having the Democratic Republic of Congo as the supplier of almost 60 per cent of the global production of cobalt is a risky business.