May 9, 2018

Nutrien speeds up sale of $4bn-stake in Chilean lithium giant SQM

The world’s largest potash miner said it expected to have an announcement on the matter by the end of June.

May 9, 2018

Private firm takes on Codelco for control of Chile lithium deposit

Australia's Lithium Power International and Canada's Bearing Lithium have sued Chile to block state-run Codelco from exploiting a lithium deposit where both have claims.

May 8, 2018

Glencore’s Congo woes throw spotlight on country’s cobalt dominance

Congo accounts for around 60 percent of global supply - estimated at around 110,000 tonnes this year.

May 7, 2018

China lithium top player boosts investment in emerging Australian miner

Chinese companies continue to aggressively try securing steady supply of lithium, a key ingredient in the making of batteries that power electric cars.

May 6, 2018

Meteoric expansion in Cobalt

Meteoric's new project contains historical cobalt-silver shafts and pits which have never been explored using modern exploration techniques.

May 4, 2018

Anglo American to end investment in deep sea mining company Nautilus

Anglo has a 4 per cent stake in Toronto-listed Nautilus.

May 3, 2018

Tesla delivers bad news for cobalt price, boost for rare earths

Electric vehicle manufacturer has reduced cobalt usage in its batteries by 59%.

May 3, 2018

In response to CNN investigation, car manufacturer Daimler promises to audit cobalt supply ‘to the mine’

Daimler has pledged to investigate its supply chain to ensure child labour is not being used to power its electric vehicles.

May 3, 2018

Glencore’s Congo mining conundrum

The miner and commodities trader is embroiled in a legal tangle over its copper and cobalt operations in Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict and changes to regulations have deterred…

May 2, 2018

Glencore is said to take Congo rift with Gertler to London court

The Swiss miner was granted a temporary injunction against the Israeli billionaire after petitioning the London court to rule against a Congolese judge’s decision last week to freeze assets at…