June 20, 2018

Battery startup gets funding to develop cobalt-free products

Conamix’s technology is intended to reduce the cost of batteries used for electric vehicles and grid storage.

June 20, 2018

Cobalt stocks in China set for new surge as EV boom rolls on

A slump in cobalt prices and the shares of Chinese refiners may provide an ideal bargain-hunting opportunity for investors.

June 20, 2018

RANKED: Countries where publicly-traded miners operate

U-S-A!

June 20, 2018

BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report

The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation.

June 20, 2018

Brixton Metals spins out cobalt assets

Welcome to Cobalt Street.

June 19, 2018

Indian regulator approves Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi

The Competition Commission of India green-lighted the $4.1 billion deal reached in May between the Canadian potash giant and China’s Tianqi Lithium.

June 18, 2018

Chile antitrust watchdog probing Tianqi buy of lithium miner stake

The country's antitrust regulator is investigating the effects on the market of Chinese miner Tianqi Lithium acquisition of a 24% stake in SQM, the world's second largest lithium producer,

June 18, 2018

China marks cobalt, copper ascendancy in Congo with new group

The 35-member union includes China Molybdenum Co.-controlled Tenke Fungurume Mining and MMG Ltd., as well as subsidiaries of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group and Huayou Cobalt Co. Sicomines, among others.

June 15, 2018

After cobalt-free pledge, Panasonic to triple consumption for auto batteries – sources

Panasonic Corp expects to more than triple its cobalt consumption in five years' time.

June 15, 2018

Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors

A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.