December 17, 2020

A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19

It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.

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.