September 25, 2017 PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion.
September 22, 2017 Johnson Matthey to invest 200m pounds in battery material technology The specialty chemicals company said the overall market "could be (worth) more than $30 billion (in) sales when battery electric vehicle penetration increases to around 10 percent.
September 22, 2017 The graphite fix: Inside China’s newest commodity addiction Environmental protection campaigns in China are tightening the country's supplies of both graphite and needle coke.
September 20, 2017 Cobalt pure play offers ‘unique exposure and leverage’ Numis initiated coverage with a Buy rating and target price of CA$11 on this "dedicated cobalt investment vehicle."
September 19, 2017 Congo’s Gecamines to set new rules on mining proceeds New controls aims at holding the company's partners, including Glencore, China Molybdenum and Ivanhoe, accountable in copper and cobalt projects
September 18, 2017 Canadian miners increase efforts to prevent child and forced labour in the supply chain Initiative seeks contributing to global efforts in preventing the use of child and forced labour in the mining supply chain, and to providing information needed to demonstrate the responsible sourcing…
September 14, 2017 Up to 1,200 construction workers expected to be hired to build NioCorp’s Elk Creek facility Overall, as much as $750 million out of a total of $1 billion in capital expenditures is expected to be spent in Nebraska to establish the facility.
September 14, 2017 The $10 trillion mineral resources North Korea can’t tap North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it's estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up…
September 13, 2017 PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.
September 4, 2017 10% of Mexico’s territory available for mining Active mining concessions add up to 25,716
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
