March 13, 2018 Samsung is said in talks for multi-year cobalt deal from Congo Samsung C&T has approached Somika SPRL to buy cobalt produced at its Kisanfu mine in Congo after only buying copper from the company for the past four years.
March 12, 2018 Investors hunting cobalt deals approached Sherritt, CEO Says Sherritt shares were up 2.5 percent at 10:30 a.m. in Toronto.
March 12, 2018 Over 37% of Bolivia’s population benefiting from the mining sector. Ross Beaty, Chairman of Pan American Silver and Pablo Guzman, Bolivian Ambassador in Canada, provided opening remarks highlighting the importance of silver mining in Bolivia and positive relations between Canada…
March 12, 2018 Taxes aren’t the real problem with mining in Congo: Gadfly There's a strange thing about the fear going through the global mining industry after theCongo signed an order to lift royalties last week: Compared with most other countries, these levies are still…
March 9, 2018 Congo’s Kabila signs into law new mining code The law, passed by parliament in late January, replaces an earlier code from 2002.
March 9, 2018 LME rethinks cobalt contract for electric vehicle sector The exchange is instead looking at offering a cash-settled cobalt metal contract.
March 8, 2018 Scientists closer to producing safer and longer-lasting lithium battery Using a 3-D layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), or silicone, reduces dendrite growth, which makes batteries safer and longer-lasting.
March 8, 2018 Cobalt consumers main victims of Congo’s new mining code — analysts A new mining code in the cobalt-rich Congo will lead to higher costs for consumers of the battery metal at a time automakers are expanding production of electric vehicles, experts…
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.
Retail investors steer record amount cash into silver, creating crowded trade The iShares ETF recorded $69.2 million in retail inflows on Wednesday, marking the largest day of retail buying second only to 2021. January 15, 2026 | 03:10 pm
