May 12, 2021 Gertler mining deals could cost Congo $1.76bn in royalties The US Treasury sanctioned Gertler, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former president Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
May 11, 2021 First Cobalt doubles land position at Idaho project The Iron Creek project is one of the few primary cobalt deposits in the world.
May 11, 2021 Seafloor mining fever drives $2.9 billion merger Canada's DeepGreen Metals among the companies planning to mine oceans for battery metals.
May 11, 2021 Minnesota copper project in limbo as officials launch permits review US authorities will review a decision to renew 13 mining permits, including Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper-nickel project licence.
May 10, 2021 Cars keep getting pricier and the commodity boom makes it worse Analysts at JPMorgan estimate the price of an auto’s raw materials have climbed 83% in the year through March.
May 10, 2021 Low carbon world needs $1.7 trillion in mining investment Wood Mackenzie says miners need to spend that amount in the next next 15 years to help supply enough metals needed for the shift to a low carbon world.
May 9, 2021 Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition A report by Fitch Solutions states that most battery metals together with metal scrap will see a boost over the next decade.
May 5, 2021 Britain set to stockpile metals for electric cars to beat Chinese threat – The Telegraph Officials at the Department for Business are discussing options to protect the United Kingdom's access to vital materials including lithium and cobalt.
May 5, 2021 Tesla consumes more lithium than four closest rivals combined The company led by Elon Musk deployed 18,700 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent in the batteries of its newly sold passenger EVs in 2020.
May 5, 2021 Metals price rally could hamper switch to green energy — IEA Prices for commodities — from lithium to cobalt — have hit record highs as demand for clean energy technologies increases.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
