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Australia’s mining investment embraces gold, battery minerals

An uptake in battery technology has driven greater investment in nickel, cobalt, rare earths and lithium.

Reuters | November 23, 2020 | 8:53 am

Trafigura inks cobalt deal with DRC artisanal miners

Agreement with the Congolese government will help improve conditions at…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 23, 2020 | 6:58 am

Giga Metals files PEA for Turnagain nickel project

Turnagain is considered one of the largest undeveloped sulphide nickel…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 23, 2020 | 6:15 am

Biden easing up on Cuba would boost Canadian miner, CEO says

Sherritt was pushed to the brink during Trump’s tenure; its…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2020 | 8:16 am

Fastmarkets, CME to launch cash-settled cobalt futures contract

The contract is scheduled to launch December 14.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 19, 2020 | 1:57 pm

Volkswagen joins cobalt group supporting artisanal DRC miners

Pilot project intends to strengthen legal compliance and improve health and safety conditions in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 19, 2020 | 10:56 am

SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet

Company is moving ahead with plans to more than double capacity in a bet that accelerating electric-vehicle demand will tighten a currently oversupplied market for the battery metal.

Bloomberg News | November 19, 2020 | 8:32 am

Albemarle, Tesla and Uber to jointly push electric car use

Together with 27 other companies, they will lobby to reach 100% EV sales in the US by 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2020 | 3:53 am

EV Metal Index rockets to record high on cobalt, nickel price, use

Booming global electric car sales and growth in battery capacity lift MINING.COM EV Metal Index to monthly record and wipe out 2020 pandemic losses.

Frik Els | November 18, 2020 | 3:29 pm

Britain to ban new petrol cars and vans by 2030

The United Kingdom is eyeing 250 000 new jobs as part of a green industrial revolution, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.

Reuters | November 18, 2020 | 9:42 am

State purchases drive up cobalt metal prices in China

Traders say China has already stockpiled between 5,000 and 7,000 tonnes of cobalt metal.

Reuters | November 18, 2020 | 9:37 am

Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre

Luxembourg aims to become Europe's space mining hub.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2020 | 9:35 am

Mexico moves ahead with lithium nationalization plans

Ruling Morena party has introduced a draft bill calling for the battery metal to be deemed the exclusive property of the nation, with production controlled by the state.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 17, 2020 | 10:03 am

Albemarle and SQM battle over Atacama water study

The world’s largest lithium producer has accused Chilean miner and local regulators of seeking to keep secret a coveted report about the environmental impact of mining in Salar de Atacama.

Reuters | November 17, 2020 | 8:15 am

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Australia’s mining investment embraces gold, battery minerals

Trafigura inks cobalt deal with DRC artisanal miners

Giga Metals files PEA for Turnagain nickel project

Biden easing up on Cuba would boost Canadian miner, CEO says

Fastmarkets, CME to launch cash-settled cobalt futures contract

Volkswagen joins cobalt group supporting artisanal DRC miners

SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet

Albemarle, Tesla and Uber to jointly push electric car use

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