December 16, 2020 First Cobalt secures C$10m public funding for refinery The refinery would become the sole producer of refined cobalt in North America.
December 15, 2020 Eramet, BASF target electric vehicles with nickel, cobalt project The companies are to study the development of a high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant in Weda Bay, Indonesia.
December 15, 2020 Neo Lithium secures equity investment from CATL The investment makes CATL the third-largest shareholder of the company.
December 15, 2020 Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations to advance Crawford The parties have committed to engage in ongoing consultation and establish a mutually beneficial relationship.
December 14, 2020 Inobat to create ‘green battery ecosystem’ in Europe It begins with discovering and developing better performing, and more environmentally friendly cell chemistries.
December 14, 2020 Tesla teams to visit Indonesia to check on investment in EV components Minister told Reuters last month that "there is a really good chance" that companies will want to invest in Indonesian nickel processing to cut costs.
December 14, 2020 Spearmint drills highest lithium values yet at Clayton Valley The miner reported values as high as 1,840 parts per million lithium during phase-II 2020 of its recent 10-hole drill program in Nevada.
December 13, 2020 China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper-cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m The Kisanfu mine holds 6.28 million tonnes of copper and 3.1 million tonnes of cobalt metal.
December 11, 2020 Rare earth producers aim to agree global environment standards in 2021 Manufacturers of electronic goods and EVs are under pressure from consumers to push their suppliers to impose sustainability standards.
December 10, 2020 EV Metal Index on course for record year MINING.COM EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs surge 80% year on year.
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
