October 5, 2021 First Cobalt awards refinery contract to Metso Outotec Commissioning of phase one of First Cobalt’s low-carbon hydrometallurgical refinery is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.
October 4, 2021 How Life Cycle Assessments can enhance ‘green’ mining techniques Britain-based researchers say ‘cradle to grave’ evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can mitigate against negative environmental impacts.
October 3, 2021 NMC to remain the dominant EV battery cathode type until 2030 – report Fitch expects the NMC chemistry to remain dominant, owing to the superior energy density of high-nickel variations, which improve vehicle range and charging speeds.
October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
September 29, 2021 World’s cobalt supply deficit is shrinking, says S&P Global refined cobalt production is expected to rise 38.5% between 2021 and 2025.
September 28, 2021 Congo reviews $6.2bn China mining deal as criticism grows The contract, signed in 2008, promised a $3.2 billion investment by China in a copper/cobalt mine and another $3 billion worth of infrastructure projects.
September 27, 2021 Appian Capital in talks to sell Atlantic Nickel for $1bn Teck Resources has been cited as one of the likely buyers for the Santa Rita open pit nickel-cobalt mine.
September 25, 2021 Ranked: The top 10 EV battery manufacturers With increasing interest in electric vehicles from consumers, the market for lithium-ion EV batteries is now a $27 billion per year business.
September 23, 2021 Value of battery metals in new electric cars surges 177% year-on-year Lithium hydroxide prices are up 162% year to date and average lithium use per electric vehicle basis, including hybrids, jumped 19.5% year over year.
September 23, 2021 First Cobalt resumes drilling at Iron Creek Idaho's Iron Creek is one of only two primary cobalt resource projects in the United States.
Chile regulator approves Codelco-SQM lithium deal hours after announcing audit The resolution comes hours after the top regulator announced it would launch an "unprecedented audit". December 19, 2025 | 03:13 pm
