February 25, 2021

Deal for key metal in EV revolution brought bonanza for newcomer

A transfer of lucrative cobalt and copper assets by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state mining company enabled a little-known investor to make $40 million within weeks.

February 24, 2021

Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project

NorthMet project would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine.

February 24, 2021

Anglo Pacific shares up on Voisey’s Bay deal

The company has agreed to buy a share of cobalt production from Vale’s Voisey’s Bay mine in Canada, giving the mining royalty and streaming company exposure to the key battery…

February 24, 2021

First minerals exported from DRC with blockchain

Minexx has exported minerals with full financial transparency – a milestone for the sector.

February 24, 2021

Brazilian Nickel gets green light for small-scale Piauí project

It has received an installation licence for PNP1000, the initial, small-scale production phase of its Piauí nickel-cobalt project, in Brazil’s north-east.

February 23, 2021

Zambia achieves record high copper production in 2020, minister says

Country aims to produce more than 900,000 tonnes of copper in 2021.

February 22, 2021

Elon Musk should come clean: Tesla’s emissions are rising

A company that thrives on the power of the sun shouldn’t hide the footprint of its own operations in shadow.

February 22, 2021

Canada could be top player in global EV battery market — report

BMI says the combination of natural resources and a highly skilled workforce should help developing a sustainable value chain for battery materials.

February 22, 2021

Global EV sales pushed battery metals deployment in H2 2020 – report

Adamas Intelligence reports that EV registrations grew by 58% year-on-year in the second half of 2020 and, with them, battery metals deployment.

February 22, 2021

OZ Minerals launches challenge to find green ways to extract metals

The best proposals from "Ingenious Extraction" will be selected for acceleration. Early submission deadline is March 12.