July 31, 2018 Battery chemical surplus sparks plunge in cobalt price A surplus of cobalt chemicals used to make the rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles has seen Chinese refiners switch to producing metal, sending prices down 30 percent in recent…
July 31, 2018 Glencore’s cobalt output up by almost a third thanks to Congo mines Glencore is the world’s No. 1 cobalt miner, while Congo is the largest producer of the key component for batteries that power electric vehicles.
July 30, 2018 Caterpillar says tariffs will wipe out up to $200M Demand for mining as well as oil and gas equipment is so strong that the company said it was taking orders for delivery well into 2019.
July 29, 2018 Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be ready in January A “scoping report” based on 175,000 comments will be published in August 2018.
July 27, 2018 Ecobalt investors call for sale, new management on delays Two large shareholders in Canada's Ecobalt Solutions Inc are calling for a change in senior management or the launch of a sales process, saying ongoing mine development delays are wasting…
July 26, 2018 Rainbow Rare Earths reports 180% increase in concentrate sold from previous quarter Rainbow, the rare earth element mining company, is pleased to announce an operations update from its Gakara Project in Burundi ('Gakara') for the three months to 30 June 2018.
July 25, 2018 First significant Dysprosium producer outside of China to open plant on Friday Australian explorer Northern Minerals (ASX: NTU) is set to officially open their Pilot Plant on July 27 which marks a significant milestone in the Company’s goal of becoming the most…
July 25, 2018 Base Resources posts record quarterly rutile production in Kenya Base Titanium posts record quarterly production of the mineral rutile in Kenya.
July 25, 2018 Kibali gold mine aims at record output after underground ramp-up DRC's Kibali is moving from underground mining by contractors to owner-mining, as has already happened at the company’s Loulo mines in Mali.
July 25, 2018 Nickel is new headache for automakers as cobalt fears abate Locking in supplies of key battery raw materials lithium and cobalt has been a headache for electric car manufacturers, but these days it’s the supply of nickel and graphite that’s…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
