May 18, 2021

Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project

This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp.

May 18, 2021

How to recycle batteries without smelting

Canada Silver Cobalt explains its Re-20x hydrometallurgical process.

May 18, 2021

Glencore to restart operations at Mutanda copper, cobalt mine in 2022

Restarted output from Mutanda could help ease shortages in the copper and cobalt markets.

May 18, 2021

Sherritt names industry veteran Leon Binedell as new CEO

Binedell will replace David Pathe, who had announced in November his decision to step down.

May 18, 2021

CATL beats LG, Panasonic in battery capacity deployment in Q1 2021

The Chinese battery manufacturer beat its closest competitors due to strong performance in January.

May 16, 2021

Tesla may be partnering with EVE, strengthening move toward LFP chemistries

According to Reuters, Tesla may be in advanced conversations to incorporate EVE’s LFP batteries into the supply chain of its Shanghai factory by 2021’s third quarter.

May 14, 2021

Crazy metal prices inflate miners’ capex conundrum

Soaring commodity prices should be a green light for global miners, yet the sector’s investment plans remain stubbornly short of what’s needed to decarbonise the global economy.

May 13, 2021

China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix

New report says as Chinese automakers move into developed markets they bring with them cheaper nickel and cobalt-free batteries.

May 13, 2021

Home: Cobalt, Congo and a mass artisanal mining experiment

Congo is embarking on what will be the world's largest mass experiment to try to formalise the artisanal and small-scale mining sector.

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.