July 3, 2018 Bankers have gone AWOL in the race to build more lithium mines Despite bullish forecasts for global demand, lithium may have a funding problem.
July 3, 2018 LME to get tougher on cobalt companies with ties to the DRC Starting next year, it will demand firms that get at least 25% of their metal from small-scale mines in the DRC to be subject of a professional audit.
July 3, 2018 Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.
July 2, 2018 Congo court suspends hearing on Glencore-owned cobalt mine Until last month, Glencore was fighting three lawsuits in Congo that called into question its control of its prized copper and cobalt mines.
July 2, 2018 Chinalco halts Guangxi rare earth operations after environmental lapses It is not the first time Chinalco, China's biggest state-owned aluminium producer, has run afoul of the country's ever stricter environmental regulations.
July 1, 2018 Sienna looks for cobalt in Sweden The Vancouver-based miner wants to identify new drilling targets at its Slättberg project.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
June 28, 2018 Mining investors spooked as African dispute payments multiply Miners across Africa are increasingly using one-time payments to settle disputes with governments, a trend that’s disturbing some investors.
June 28, 2018 BP buys Britain’s largest electric vehicle charging company BP Plc plans to acquire the U.K.’s largest electric vehicle charging company, the latest in a string of acquisitions by major oil companies in the growing market for greener transport.
June 26, 2018 Hawkstone Mining’s lithium buy back on Company decided to revise the terms of its planned 100% takeover of USA Lithium, which owns two projects in the US.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
