August 24, 2018 Reduced cobalt electric car batteries delayed amid price fall "Poorer life cycle, reduced safety and misrepresented relative cost savings are all major concerns for electric vehicle producers."
August 22, 2018 Gold output in key countries to slump to ‘generational’ lows — report Bullion production grew for nine consecutive years to reach an all-time high in 2017.
August 14, 2018 Copper price falls as China investment grows at slowest pace on record Called off strike at world's largest copper mine adds to pressure on copper price now down nearly 20% in little over two months.
August 14, 2018 Lithium boom unlikely to disrupt potash market — analyst While lithium and potash are often found in the same deposits and mined together, the increasing number of projects aimed at producing the white metal shouldn’t have an impact in…
August 2, 2018 Gold price at 18-month low as US investors sour on bullion ETFs Investment outflows in the US drive global gold demand to lowest since 2009 as strong economy provides "little incentive to buy gold".
July 31, 2018 Falling Chinese electric car production wrenches lithium price The world’s automakers “don’t worry about lithium supply anymore” – Simon Moores.
July 19, 2018 Bacanora Lithium changes its mind on how to fund flagship Sonora mine It has decided not to go ahead with a proposed $100-million share sale to help it fund the Mexican project.
July 18, 2018 Peru unit of Plateau Energy finds one of ‘world’s largest’ lithium resource Company plans to complete a feasibility study next year, which will reveal whether the proposed $800 million, underground lithium-uranium mine can and should be built.
July 17, 2018 Quarry to use drones, AI for tracking inventory Wendling says the service is more efficient, safer and accurate. The quarry operator can also carry out more frequent surveys.
July 12, 2018 Rio Tinto sells $3.5bn stake in Grasberg mine to Indonesian state miner The world’s No.2 miner is selling its 40% in the giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second largest copper operation, to Indonesia’s state mining company PT Inalum.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
