March 17, 2018 Cobalt drilling quadruples in Q4 "No drilling, no discoveries, no reserves, no mines."
March 16, 2018 China’s alumina restarts hindered by bauxite shortage – Antaike Alumina refineries and aluminium smelters in parts of China cut production by 30% during November to March as part of a campaign against air pollution.
March 16, 2018 Mongolia Oyu Tolgoi copper mine 2017 revenue drops 22% as construction delays weigh Oyu Tolgoi booked $939.8 million in revenue for 2017, down from $1.2 billion the previous year.
March 16, 2018 S.Africa’s ARM posts 15% rise in H1 profit on strong manganese business ARM declared a dividend of 250 cents per share for the first half.
March 16, 2018 Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.
March 16, 2018 Poland’s KGHM targets rise in Chilean copper ore output The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels.
March 16, 2018 World’s No. 1 copper miner Codelco made a $2.88 billion profit in 2017 Best performance in three years.
March 15, 2018 Canadian miner denounces illegal stoppage at Panamanian mine “The dominant union, which represents the majority of workers, is not involved in the action,” an official statement reads.
March 15, 2018 New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls "Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.
March 15, 2018 Trudeau dodged steel tariffs. Now he’s angling to save NAFTA Donald Trump is already taking up a lot of Justin Trudeau’s bandwidth. Steel tariffs sent it to another level.
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