December 3, 2018 Cobalt’s star fades for Glencore traders as customers renege From riding high on cobalt’s boom, Glencore Plc traders are feeling the heat as falling prices and reneged contracts put a dent in profit.
December 3, 2018 Congo triples levy on cobalt with strategic-minerals decree Congo is Africa's top copper producer and mines more than 60 percent of the world's cobalt
December 3, 2018 Congo state miner in production-sharing deal with Chinese firm Production sharing agreements align the interests of the two partners because the risk now weighs more on the investor than on Gecamines.
December 3, 2018 Big lithium riches lure first-time miner to Bolivia’s salt flat ACI Systems Alemania employs just 20 people and was created solely to focus on building a lithium mine in Bolivia.
December 3, 2018 Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.
November 30, 2018 Moody’s sees weak lithium prices in 2020 due to projects frenzy Spot prices would be pushed down despite rapid demand growth from batteries for electric vehicles (EV) makers, the experts say.
November 30, 2018 Construction on $4B Indonesia EV battery project begins Jan 2019 – Minister Looking at its resources, Indonesia will become the main player in lithium batteries.
November 29, 2018 Lynas Corp’s Malaysia plant shut down until 2019 The shutdown of the controversial plant could see the Australian rare earths producer take a A$16 million hit.
November 29, 2018 Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.
November 29, 2018 Lonmin turns first profit in four years ahead of Sibanye takeover Lonmin also said on Thursday it expects Sibanye's deal to close early next year, but cautioned that some uncertainty still exists over its completion.
GRAPHIC-Gold and silver soar in year-end rally Investors have not treated the festive break as an occasion to take profits. December 22, 2025 | 12:08 pm
