June 30, 2020

Why LFP cathode material is making a comeback

A whitepaper by Roskill explains why Tesla, BYD and Volkswagen decided to choose LFP cathodes to power their EVs in the Chinese market.

June 29, 2020

EU climate transition needs mineral miners, not coal miners

The EU has proposed a $44.9 billion fund that could support new mining projects.

June 29, 2020

House Democrats will call for 100% clean cars by 2035

The plan also sets a goal of achieving net-zero emissions for the electricity sector by 2040.

June 28, 2020

Renewables sector falling short on human rights

New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards.

June 26, 2020

MINING.COM EV Metal Index drops to 28-month low

Price declines for lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel have slowed, but raw material deployment is tanking.

June 26, 2020

Shrinking aerospace demand to keep pressure on cobalt

Metal prices are at 10-month lows due to lower demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the pandemic.

June 25, 2020

Orocobre expects June quarter lithium sales to plunge

It warned that total sales volume would more than halve for the period.

June 24, 2020

Demand for EV raw materials to spike – report

United Nations says global market for cathode to reach $58 billion by 2024.

June 24, 2020

First Cobalt steps up on ESG practice

Company intends to qualify its refinery for the Responsible Minerals Initiative.

June 24, 2020

Attack on coltan mine in Congo leaves three dead

It is unclear what happened at SMB's mine as company and unions gave different accounts.