August 19, 2018 Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continue to slide but at slower pace Chinese cobalt sulfate prices continued to edge lower although the pace of decline has slowed as spot prices have fallen to below production costs.
August 18, 2018 Lithium and cobalt use in consumer electronics to rise mildly The global smartphone market accounts for the largest consumer electronics segment, accounting for around half of its market share.
August 17, 2018 Lithium price: Chile giant’s scorched earth strategy Playbook follows success in the iodine market
August 17, 2018 China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.
August 16, 2018 Standard Lithium tries new approach to speed up production in Arkansas Canadian company is focused on unlocking the value of existing large-scale US based lithium bearing brine resources that can be brought into production quickly.
August 14, 2018 Major gold mine decision ignores local voices of Yukon – Kuskokwim Tribes and Residents Yukon and Kuskokwim Tribes and leadership respond with anger to State and Federal Permits issued for Record of Decision for Donlin Gold Project.
August 14, 2018 China’s Ganfeng grabs SQM’s stake in Argentinean lithium project The $87.5-million deal is the latest Chinese acquisition of a lithium project in South America, following Tianqi Lithium’s decision to buy 24% of SQM for $4.1 billion, which has not…
August 14, 2018 Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in…
August 14, 2018 Battery upsurge spurs quest to resurrect World War II cobalt mines Chile, known for its vast copper deposits, is joining the search for cobalt amid soaring demand for a metal that’s mostly mined in the politically risky Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds…
August 13, 2018 Auto industry’s use of lithium-ion batteries to grow seven-fold by 2025 The need to store electricity, generated by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, will also help demand to grow, the Metal Bulletin says.
Sandvik to build $37M mining service hub in Canada Facility consolidates cutting, parts and aftermarket services to support potash, uranium and hard-rock mining by late 2026. December 22, 2025 | 08:11 am
