April 11, 2021 Artisanal miners could help Congo’s state-owned company become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer If the newly created Entreprise Générale du Cobalt is able to capture all production from artisanal miners, it will compete with Glencore, ERG and China Moly.
April 11, 2021 CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.
April 9, 2021 Biden’s EV plan would create bull conditions for energy metals — report The $2 trillion infrastructure bill would help create bull conditions in commodity markets, particularly in steel, cobalt, lithium and copper.
April 9, 2021 The need for a battery gold rush in US US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.
April 8, 2021 Canada Nickel, Taykwa Tagamou Nation ink MOU The agreement is for financing the mine fleet for the Crawford nickel cobalt sulphide project in Ontario.
April 8, 2021 EV momentum ‘unstoppable’ – report According to McKinsey & Company, the e-mobility industry’s positive performance in the capital markets is a good indicator of where it is heading.
April 7, 2021 Eight companies developing battery metals As the world moves away from fossil fuels, battery metals are in high demand, especially with a shortage of supply from low-geopolitical risk jurisdictions.
April 7, 2021 Glencore’s KCC mine in Congo had acid spill on March 16 Glencore declined to say how much acid was spilled from the tank, but said KCC immediately contained the spill and conducted follow-up monitoring of the environment.
April 6, 2021 GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.
April 6, 2021 Greenpeace stages Pacific Ocean protest against deep-sea mining Last week BMW, Volvo Group, Samsung SDI and Google signed on to a World Wildlife Fund call for a moratorium on the practice.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
