March 28, 2021 London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.
March 26, 2021 Newest battery metal IPO taps rising interest in the deep sea Investor interest in deep sea minerals is rising ahead of an mining code of conduct that’s expected to be concluded this year by the International Seabed Authority.
March 26, 2021 First Cobalt to issue shares to Glencore to repay $5.5m debt In 2019, First Cobalt entered into a loan agreement with the miner and commodity trader to fund engineering studies, metallurgical testwork and permitting activities.
March 25, 2021 Canada tightens takeover rules for critical minerals The move comes as the US government works with Canada to boost regional supply chains to counter China's dominance in the sector.
March 25, 2021 Home: Volkswagen powers up for the EV revolution Its roadmap has major implications for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese.
March 25, 2021 Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.
March 24, 2021 EV battery startup poaches oil veterans to build Arctic factory Freyr plans to start a pilot plant near the Arctic Circle in Norway by next year.
March 23, 2021 Green Minerals listed in Oslo with aim to mine ocean floor in 2026 In January, Norway launched a process to open areas of its extended continental shelf to exploration for seabed minerals.
March 23, 2021 Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth…
March 22, 2021 Glencore says Australian nickel plant running at reduced production after outage Repair work is underway at Glencore PLC's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt plant in Western Australia following a component failure at an acid plant that left the facility running at…
Congo collects samples for CMOC’s first cobalt shipment, sources say The DRC is collecting samples for CMOC's first cobalt shipment under a new quota system, expected soon. December 22, 2025 | 07:20 am
