July 2, 2021

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions.

July 1, 2021

Shortages flagged for critical EV materials lithium and cobalt

As the world moves to meet stringent targets for cutting carbon emissions, demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel vital for electric vehicle batteries will soar.

June 30, 2021

CHART: Study predicts over 400% increase in copper, lithium, nickel battery demand

BloombergNEF turns super bullish about metals demand for batteries – ups forecast 35% to 2.7 terawatt hours per year by 2030 as electric cars take off.

June 30, 2021

Glencore paid $5.8bn to governments in 2020

Payments to governments in 2020 were lower due to pandemic disruption.

June 29, 2021

CHARTS: China’s overseas copper mining scramble

Chinese state and private investors have spent more than $16 billion over the last decade buying copper mines and projects including nearly 50 in Africa.

June 29, 2021

Australia, US and Canada launch interactive map for critical minerals

The website contains the world’s largest dataset of minerals such cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements.

June 28, 2021

UEX extends Michael Lake nickel-cobalt zone with widest intersection to date

The company has received the final drill assays from last winter’s program at West Bear nickel-copper project in Saskatchewan.

June 25, 2021

Hanrui Cobalt applies for HK listing to fund expansion

Company is one of China's biggest producers of the metal and is building new facilities in the southern Chinese city of Ganzhou to produce 10,000 tonnes per year of cobalt…

June 24, 2021

First Cobalt starts exploration at Iron Creek, shares up

Located in the Idaho Cobalt Belt, the project is considered one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.

June 24, 2021

What Canada should do to secure its own supply of critical minerals — report

A report presented before the House of Commons states that it is time for the Canadian government to step up its critical minerals game.