May 24, 2018 Chile’s SQM says will boost lithium capacity by 2021 Chilean miner SQM said on Thursday that it would invest $525 million to boost its lithium production capacity in Chile through 2021.
May 23, 2018 Mining companies still reluctant to tap Argentina deposits Lack of clarity on environmental rules, overlapping federal and local taxes, and regulations that vary from province to province continue to loom over proposed mines.
May 22, 2018 Cobalt 27 agrees to streaming finance deal with Australian miner The transaction is the world's first cobalt-nickel streaming deal on a producing mine, Cobalt 27 said in a statement.
May 22, 2018 Petro-Lithium production represents diversification of Alberta’s energy economy Alberta's E3 Metals Corp. developed a chemical extraction process that allows lithium to be produced in hours.
May 21, 2018 It’s not about scoring the big win, it’s about not backing losers MINING.com discusses the state of private equity investment in mining with Michael Scherb founder of Appian Capital.
May 21, 2018 Glencore goes from crisis to crisis with possible bribery probe It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 20, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo ebola outbreak compounds acute supply fears WHO: Risk of international spread of deadly disease from Congo, responsible for 66% of global supply of critical battery raw material, is "very high".
May 18, 2018 Electric vehicle rush fuels optimism at LME Asia Week Chinese cobalt producers such as Jinchuan Group and Wanbao Mining said they were ramping up production to sate an anticipated demand boom from EVs.
May 18, 2018 US confirms list of 35 key minerals, targets domestic supply boost Uranium and key rechargeable battery metals lithium and cobalt are on a final list of 35 critical minerals that the US deems essential to national security.
May 18, 2018 Glencore drops as British regulators looming probe adds to Congo issues Britain’s Serious Fraud Office plans to open a formal bribery investigation into Glencore and its deals with Israeli billionaire and former partner Dan Gertler.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
