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.