March 7, 2018

Congo’s Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners

The announcement followed a nearly six-hour meeting on Wednesday between Kabila and mining executives in Kinshasa about the new code, which will raise taxes and remove a stability clause.

March 7, 2018

Kazakh miner ERG revives sale of Congo copper mine

ERG revives efforts to sell its Frontier copper mine in the DRC despite a drop in valuation to about $400 million, two banking sources said.

March 6, 2018

Daimler’s R&D chief sees nickel rich batteries gaining traction

The car industry is moving towards making electric car batteries with a higher ratio of nickel.

March 6, 2018

Glencore’s talks to sell cobalt to Chinese firm falter on price

Price is a sticking point as Glencore and other major producers are now able to exert more influence in negotiations, sources said.

March 6, 2018

Congo’s Kabila meeting with mining companies postponed

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila's plan to discuss proposed changes to mining royalties with mining company representatives on Tuesday has been postponed by a day.

March 5, 2018

Rush for cobalt, lithium as prices stay on the boil

Electric vehicle boom sees number of companies exploring for lithium and cobalt tripling to 188 as budgets balloon according to new report.

March 5, 2018

UK firm pilots using blockchain to help BMW source ethical cobalt

The competition is intensifying to use blockchain to try to eliminate battery minerals produced by child labour.

March 5, 2018

Global metals exploration anticipated to rise 20% in 2018

Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose to an estimated US$8.4 billion in 2017, compared with US$7.3 billion in 2016.

March 4, 2018

Commander and Fjordland announce $1.2 million exploration program in Labrador

Their 29,400-hectare property is located in central Labrador, 80 kilometres south of Vale’s Voisey’s Bay Nickel mine

March 2, 2018

Chile to attract $65 billion in mining investments by 2038 — minister

According to minister Aurora Williams, miners with operations in the country currently spend $20 billion on support services a year and figure is set to increase.