April 5, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod-developer Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020.
April 5, 2019 Scientists figure out origin of cobalt-blue spinel in Canada’s Arctic Small spinel stones with good transparency and fine cobalt-blue colour can sell for about 10 times the price of a comparable sapphire.
April 5, 2019 Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.
April 4, 2019 Appointment notices: Anaconda Mining, Champion Iron, Detour Gold, Nickel One, and Superior Gold Anaconda Mining has boosted its management team with the appointment of Kevin Bullock as CEO.
April 4, 2019 How countries are getting tougher with mining companies A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for raw materials has led governments to change the rules for miners operating in their…
April 3, 2019 Nouveau Monde raises C$10m for Matawinie development The company has arranged a private placement with Pallinghurst Graphite that will raise C$10.3m for continued work on the Matawinie graphite project in Quebec.
April 3, 2019 Production of battery grade cobalt blows up First Cobalt’s stock The restart of North America's only cobalt refinery is one step closer for Fisker-backed company.
April 3, 2019 Congo’s public revenues from mining sector nearly double in 2018 Democratic Republic of Congo's mining sector paid $1.57B in revenues to the government last year, up 91% on 2017.
April 3, 2019 MMG joins Glencore, ERG reviewing Congo plans after tax hike Congo collected $1.57 billion of revenue from mining companies last year, almost double the previous year, mostly in profit tax and royalties.
April 2, 2019 Uganda seeks again to redevelop defunct Kilembe copper mine The Ugandan government is making another attempt to reopen a defunct copper mine estimated to contain 4 million tonnes of ore.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
