Jervois Mining takes over Canada’s Ecobalt, shares jump

Australian mine developer Clean Teq said on Tuesday it was looking to sell a stake in its nickel, cobalt and scandium project in central New South Wales.

The refinery's output could be doubled to 5,000 t/y cobalt contained in sulphate.

Owner Havilah Resources said the decision secures the company's right to mine Kalkaroo.

China’s grip on the world’s rare earths market is in focus once again amid speculation the dominant producer could choke off supplies as the trade war escalates.

The company has received assay results for the final 24 holes of the winter drill program at its West Bear cobalt-nickel property.

Glencore said it will also evaluate providing a loan to fund the capital needs to restart the refinery, as the two companies look to speed up the restart.

The world's largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the development of charging infrastructure does.

Based on March electric car registrations in over 80 countries Tesla deployed more battery power than its four largest rivals combined.

US lawmakers have moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy.