March 26, 2019 Pancontinental acquires battery and energy metals project in Ontario The company says the acquisition of the St. Laurent project supports its strategy of exploring for battery and energy metals.
March 26, 2019 Galantas to increase gold processing at its Northern Ireland mine The miner is targeting production of 2,000 to 2,500 troy ounces of gold concentrate per month.
March 26, 2019 Australia’s Wesfarmers makes $1.1B bid for rare earth miner Lynas The offer represents a premium of nearly 45% on Lynas' closing price on Monday, but comes come with some significant conditions, including the rare dearth miner securing all necessary licences…
March 24, 2019 Scientists find new way to power electric cars using cobalt The discovery was made while working on another research project: using cobalt as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide from the atmosphere back to hydrocarbon fuels.
March 22, 2019 Argo confirms historic grades at Woco in Ontario Three holes cut 132 grams gold per tonne over 1.8 metres from 87 metres downhole.
March 22, 2019 30 countries face higher resource nationalism risk — report On the upside, the RNI report shows that 24 nations have seen improvements in their index performance.
March 22, 2019 Bacanora Lithium extends footprint in Germany with new licence The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.
March 21, 2019 Australia’s Jervois to choose nickel-cobalt JV partner by end of 2019 Jervois, whose management is made up of ex-Glencore executives, is developing the Nico Young deposit in southeastern Australia.
March 21, 2019 Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on nickel New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.
March 21, 2019 Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
