November 19, 2020

Fastmarkets, CME to launch cash-settled cobalt futures contract

The contract is scheduled to launch December 14.

November 19, 2020

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.

November 19, 2020

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.

November 19, 2020

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.

November 18, 2020

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.

November 18, 2020

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.

November 18, 2020

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.

November 18, 2020

Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre

Luxembourg aims to become Europe's space mining hub.

November 17, 2020

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.

November 17, 2020

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.