Cobalt Top Stories

VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC

According to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mine workers ordered two soldiers to beat up and mistreat the artisanal miners.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 28, 2021 | 10:03 pm

First Cobalt, Timiskaming First Nation partner on wild plant study

The two-year study will assess the historic effects of settlement,…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 28, 2021 | 12:47 pm

CHARTS: Iron ore, copper price – shot… chaser

BMO Capital Markets this week made some changes to its…

Frik Els | July 28, 2021 | 11:59 am

Bluejay Mining to sell Finland projects for $5.6m

It has agreed to sell its Paltamo and Rautavaara nickel,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2021 | 6:16 am

African nations criticize push to fast-track deep-sea mining talks

The task of agreeing on regulations by mid-2023 is "seemingly…

Reuters | July 27, 2021 | 8:39 am

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Rio Tinto’s lithium market entry likely only start of battery metals ambitions

"Lithium M&A likely a formality in the coming years" as Rio Tinto plans $2.4 billion mine in Serbia from entirely new mineral source – jadarite.

Frik Els | July 27, 2021 | 12:06 pm

Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid

Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on Monday and is 129% higher than the closing price on May 21, a day before Wyloo’s proposal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2021 | 6:21 am

New iron-air battery aims to make multi-day, clean energy storage systems a reality

US startup Form Energy announced the commercial launching of a rechargeable iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 27, 2021 | 6:11 am

Jervois Mining to buy Freeport Cobalt for $160 million

Deal could make Jervois Mining the second largest cobalt producer outside China.

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 9:43 pm

Next step for EVs: Design batteries to strengthen car, extend range

Structural battery technology is in its infancy, and manufacturers have not settled on a standard approach.

Reuters | July 26, 2021 | 12:25 pm

US judge rules Lithium Americas may excavate Nevada mine site

The ruling marked a rare win for a US critical minerals project.

Reuters | July 25, 2021 | 4:41 pm

Cyberattack disrupts main African cobalt, copper export hub

Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was affected.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 23, 2021 | 11:57 am

Rerating: Top 50 mining companies double in value from covid low

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks marched to a new high of $1.47 trillion at the end of the second quarter.

MINING.com Editor | July 23, 2021 | 9:56 am

EV startup Lucid risks SPAC deal collapse on no-show holders

Lucid Motors is on the verge of completing a merger that will give the Saudi-owned EV startup $4.5 billion in fresh capital.

Bloomberg News | July 23, 2021 | 8:22 am

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