January 10, 2022 Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022 The Canadian miner said its Kamoa-Kakula complex produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate last year, topping guidance.
January 10, 2022 BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.
January 6, 2022 Deep-sea research campaign aims to tap world’s largest known source of EV battery metals Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies and countries are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and…
January 5, 2022 Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says.
January 5, 2022 Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper Magna notes that the Shakespeare project is permitted, and that the feasibility study will be released in the first quarter this year.
January 3, 2022 EV battery costs set to rise in 2022 as lithium price extends gains Prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China jumped this year to a record high.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 28, 2021 CNGR to buy nickel, cobalt from Xiamen Xiangyu Chinese battery materials producer said it would buy over a five-year period as part of a broad strategic cooperation agreement.
December 26, 2021 Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity An interdisciplinary group of researchers is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.
December 23, 2021 Cobalt price rally will extend into 2022 on demand surge, major trader says There have been no factors that would trigger a significant declines in prices, with port congestion continuing and major users sticking to output plans, , according to Marubeni Corp.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
