May 11, 2022 Covid-19 outbreak hobbles Chinese demand for cobalt, nickel, lithium Parts of the new-energy sector concentrated in the Yangtze Delta and southeastern China had been affected severely.
May 11, 2022 Congo mines minister seeks to cancel artisanal cobalt monopoly A unit of state mining company Gecamines, EGC was created to buy, process, and market artisanal cobalt by government decree.
May 11, 2022 African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation Africa has a generational opportunity to partake in the emerging green economy, the African Mining Indaba hears.
May 10, 2022 The Metals Company deep-water tests polymetallic nodule collector vehicle in Atlantic Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and electric vehicles.
May 10, 2022 Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company While the auto giant has EV metals contracts with suppliers across the globe, its goal to produce 20 million vehicles annually by 2030 will require vastly more supplies of metals.
May 9, 2022 GRAPH: Nickel, graphite make up half Tesla’s battery emissions Nickel’s contribution is greater than cathode and cell assembly combined, says Tesla’s new ESG report, but cobalt’s impact is minimal.
May 8, 2022 Metal electrolysis could support more efficient, eco-friendly processes for producing battery metals Electrolysis is a process in which a metal oxide is zapped with electricity to create pure metal with oxygen as the byproduct.
May 6, 2022 Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.
May 5, 2022 Glencore to invest $200m in battery recycling firm Li-Cycle Long-term supply deal gives the Canadian recycling firm an inside track with one of the world’s biggest commodities producers.
May 4, 2022 SRK Consulting unpacks critical opportunities and challenges facing the African mining sector SRK Consulting believes Africa can be the ‘missing resources link’ as the world prepares for an accelerating energy transition.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
