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.
June 25, 2018 Why the lithium and cobalt story is the same yet different Managing the cobalt market could get interesting.
June 25, 2018 Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027 Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.
Gold price surpasses $4,900 as record rally carries on Spot gold rose nearly 2% to set a fresh all-time high of $4,923.63 per ounce. January 22, 2026 | 11:59 am
