February 20, 2022 Congo nears deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets The DRC is in negotiations with Dan Gertler’s Fleurette Group, which controls mining and oil permits throughout the Central African country.
February 16, 2022 Cobalt powerhouse doubles down on nickel Umicore says the burgeoning electric-vehicle industry is switching to high-nickel batteries far faster than expected.
February 16, 2022 ‘Endangered metals’ no longer needed to produce hydrogen from water Japanese scientists found a way to use cobalt and manganese to produce hydrogen for fuel cells and agricultural fertilizers.
February 15, 2022 Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profit The world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in the US and the UK to be resolved this year.
February 14, 2022 Activist investor Bluebell presses Glencore to spin off coal assets The London-based hedge fund has charted out a new structure for Glencore that would allow the miner to keep control of its coal assets.
February 10, 2022 Republican US senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining Seabed mining is a new industry that backers say can supply many of the metals including nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese.
February 10, 2022 Renault says it backs moratorium on deep-sea mining In October, French President Emmanuel Macron identified deep seabed exploration as an investment priority for France.
February 10, 2022 Gates, Bezos-backed firm gets cash injection to find battery metals KoBold Metals, which uses AI to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, raised $192.5 million in its latest financing round.
February 9, 2022 Wheaton pledges to reach net zero by 2050 In order to reach its goal, the company is establishing targets across both Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions to support a 1.5°C trajectory.
February 9, 2022 Glencore in battery metal offtake deal with Missouri Cobalt The deal gives the world’s biggest commodity trader more exposure to the crucial battery ingredient.
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
