November 23, 2021

Can plants that suck metal from soil replace mining?

Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metal through soil, a mechanism to clean poisoned lands and maybe gather battery components like nickel and cobalt.

November 22, 2021

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Transparency activists have estimated Congo has lost out on billions of dollars of revenue from mining deals over the past two decades.

November 22, 2021

‘Greenflation’ a risk for renewable energy, but long-term viability intact

Prices of metals such as tin, aluminum, copper, nickel and cobalt have risen between 20% and 91% this year.

November 22, 2021

Canada Nickel expands footprint in Ontario with 13 new properties

The target properties are within a radius of 95 km of the company’s flagship Crawford nickel-cobalt project.

November 18, 2021

China Moly says green push to unleash extraordinary metal demand

The length of copper’s bull market will depend on the pace of the clean energy transition, the company says.

November 18, 2021

Global energy storage installation expected to be 20 times larger within a decade

BloombergNEF says boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 billion of investment.

November 14, 2021

Researchers push for more accurate battery metals demand forecasts

A report by CSIRO states that unsophisticated models based on current supply levels and basic recycling rates promote mischaracterizations of the real opportunities in both metal mining and recycling.

November 14, 2021

Northvolt produces fully recycled battery cell

The cell was manufactured as part of the company’s recycling program Revolt.

November 10, 2021

First Cobalt to expand Ontario refinery and widen focus, plans name change

The refinery expansion is part of the company's four-phase strategy to create a Battery Materials Park in the region.

November 10, 2021

Value of battery metals in new electric cars set new record

MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index hit a new all-time monthly high as lithium, nickel and cobalt prices continue to rise.