August 27, 2019 Lithium glut, EV subsidy cuts take toll on major producers Prices for the battery metal have fallen by more than 40% over the past year, knocking top producers' profits and share price gains.
August 26, 2019 Glencore commits $45 million to restart First Cobalt refinery in Canada Once operational, the facility will be the only primary producer of refined cobalt for the electric vehicle (EV) market in North America.
August 26, 2019 Kodal completes environmental and social impact assessment for lithium project in Mali The company's Bougouni operation is among the top 15 lithium projects globally.
August 25, 2019 This is why lithium batteries fail UC researchers made a discovery that challenges conventional beliefs.
August 22, 2019 World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM hit by weak prices Quarterly earnings fell by almost half, even as sales volumes grew.
August 21, 2019 INFOGRAPHIC: What is lithium worth? Lithium is a hot commodity in the mining, manufacturing, energy storage, and automobile industries today.
August 21, 2019 Lithium prices to remain low as “hype” meets “reality” — CRU The commodity research group says prices will remain in the single-digit figures due mainly to an avalanche of new supply.
August 20, 2019 Glencore could do for cobalt what it did for zinc – double the price Glencore is halting a fifth of global cobalt production – a more modest cut in zinc output in 2015 produced spectacular results.
August 16, 2019 China’s Huayou pulls out of Congo cobalt mine investment after price slump Prices of cobalt, a key ingredient in batteries for electric vehicles, have fallen by around two-thirds from their April 2018 peak.
August 13, 2019 Platinum giant wants in on batteries to ease electric car threat Anglo American Platinum wants to develop a lithium battery that uses platinum group metals instead of cobalt and nickel.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
