July 14, 2021 First Cobalt advancing work at refinery, hydromet plant The project is on schedule for commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2022.
July 13, 2021 Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling? Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.
July 12, 2021 EU, Ukraine to sign preliminary deal on key raw materials, batteries To power up e-car batteries and for energy storage alone, the EU estimates it will need up to 18 times more lithium by 2030 and up to 60 times more…
July 12, 2021 EV battery maker SES agrees to go public via Ivanhoe SPAC SES Holdings has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion.
July 12, 2021 Forecasts morph into reality as tech metals fundamentals heat up Demand for technology metals is accelerating ahead of the supply curve.
July 12, 2021 Congo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying within 8 weeks The government is aiming to end unsafe working practices and child labour.
July 12, 2021 Bigger than Voisey’s: Canada Nickel files PEA for Crawford mine in Ontario Over 25-year life, mine expected to produce 842,000 tonnes of nickel, 21 million tonnes of iron and 1.5 million tonnes of chrome valued at $19bn.
July 11, 2021 Renewables get EU regulatory boost Large-scale solar capacity in the US is likely to exceed that of wind in 2022.
July 11, 2021 Competition for controlling li-ion battery production intensifies — report According to Roskill, China and Europe are currently the main contenders in the race to build out li-ion battery cell manufacturing capacity.
July 9, 2021 Stellantis in lithium supply deals with California, German firms The agreements are with privately held Controlled Thermal Resources and Vulcan Energy Resources.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
