March 29, 2018

Of all things molybdenum could crash cobalt, nickel price party

New lab discovery uses molybdenum to solve problems of lithium sulphur batteries, doing away with nickel and cobalt for cheaper, lighter, safer technology.

March 29, 2018

Building the world’s largest solar project

Saudi Arabia wants to pour $200 billion into solar to build the world's largest solar project. 

March 29, 2018

Miners ask Congo to introduce sliding royalty scale

The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.

March 28, 2018

Grizzly wants to buy Robocop

Robocop is comprised of five mineral claims totalling 9,891 acres north of the Canada-US border.

March 28, 2018

Digging for cobalt riches: Congo races to fix a deadly problem

The man was digging a toilet in his backyard when his shovel struck a shimmering blue vein of cobalt... At least that’s the legend in Kolwezi.

March 27, 2018

A little-known cobalt miner wants to out-produce everyone except Glencore

New output from Congo means the supply of cobalt could exceed demand for a few years, as it did narrowly in 2017.

March 27, 2018

Profit at China’s Jinchuan International surges on higher cobalt, copper prices

Jinchuan posted net profit of $41.6 million last year, up from 8.3 million a year earlier.

March 26, 2018

Canadian miner allowed to operate in Sweden

Gungnir's drill campaign would begin in the second quarter of 2018 with 20 diamond drill holes testing six target areas over a strike length of more than 8 km.

March 26, 2018

Congo’s 2017 mining revenue up 36% while oil revenue doubles

Mining revenue in the fourth quarter more than doubled helped by higher prices for key exports such as copper and cobalt.

March 26, 2018

Two risks threaten commodities, one bullish, one bearish: Russell

The are two main factors that appear to be emerging that may threaten an end to the current quite rosy picture surrounding demand for commodities such as iron ore, steel…