Eager for red-hot cobalt gains, investors think small
Prices for cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, have spiked 83 percent this year.
Prices for cobalt, a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, have spiked 83 percent this year.
That’s the question a diverse group of miners and experts will seek to address at the upcoming International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), to be held from 30 October to 2 November at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre.
There are several encouraging signs for the mining outlook in Australia.
In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less consumption to avoid ecological collapse.
The rise of electric vehicles is driving the world's biggest mining house, BHP , to switch gears and invest heavily in its long-suffering nickel business.
Any news about energy storage advancement is bound to make a splash. After all, storage is the main stumbling block for renewable energy.
Hardly a day goes by without another media report about the impending demise of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) as petroleum powered cars and trucks are replaced by uber-clean Electric Vehicles (EV).
The company plans to build and begin operating a hydrometallurgical plant to prove continuous recovery of cathode material
“Lithium is the new oil,” goes the saying in electric vehicle (EV) circles.