January 12, 2021 First Cobalt signs supply deal with Glencore, eyes China Moly contract Company will source cobalt hydroxide at prevailing market prices from Glencore's Kamoto Copper operation for five years starting in 2022.
January 11, 2021 Appian closes $775m fund as institutions line up for mining investment London-based Appian Capital Advisory closes oversubscribed $775 million mining investment fund with 40% already committed.
January 10, 2021 Global cobalt production capacity expected to be cash positive in 2021 – report A new report by Roskill predicts that cobalt’s all-in sustaining cost of production will fall this year.
January 8, 2021 China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high on stockpiling China was advised by state-backed research house to stockpile metals in the wake of a collapse in commodity prices last year after the coronavirus outbreak.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 7, 2021 Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
January 5, 2021 R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company Congo is Africa's top producer of copper and the world's leading miner of cobalt.
January 4, 2021 ALX to acquire Electra nickel project in Ontario The Vancouver-based miner says the project is prospective for nickel, copper, cobalt, PGE and gold mineralization.
January 3, 2021 MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020 From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon.
December 31, 2020 MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020 Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
