February 9, 2023 Future Mexican lithium tie-ups must give govt majority stake: LitioMx CEO President Lopez Obrador created LitioMX, formally known as Litio Para Mexico, by decree last August.
February 9, 2023 Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom Lithium-rich countries, including Zimbabwe and Namibia, are trying to develop processing and refining industries.
February 9, 2023 Pilbara Minerals in very early stages of considering M&A Speculation has grown that Canada's Patriot Battery Metals may be an acquisition target.
February 8, 2023 Cobalt from artisanal mines key to global output, study says Congo accounts for nearly 70% of global cobalt supply artisanal miners can make up nearly 20% of the country's output when prices are high.
February 8, 2023 General Motors competes for stake in Vale’s base metals unit Automakers have been stepping up efforts to lock in supplies of nickel and copper.
February 8, 2023 Anglo American to take up 9.9% of Canada Nickel for $18 million Anglo will provide technology expertise to the Crawford project in Ontario.
February 8, 2023 The biggest source of cobalt outside Africa is now Indonesia Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia.
February 8, 2023 Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines Microsoft executives visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December.
February 7, 2023 Congo’s president wants new exploration for green energy metals “The goal is to discover new deposits that can be the subject of calls for bids, with a view to concluding mutually profitable public-private partnerships,” Felix Tshisekedi said.
February 7, 2023 Tees Valley lines up lithium deal with Britishvolt’s top bidder Recharge Industries has been selected as the preferred bidder for the majority of the insolvent battery firm’s business and assets.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
