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.

December 31, 2020

Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future

Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future.

December 29, 2020

Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells

A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum.

December 23, 2020

DRC joins Cobalt Action Partnership

The Cobalt Action Partnership aims to eliminate child and forced labor from the cobalt value chain and contribute to the sustainable development of communities.

December 23, 2020

First Cobalt gets C$10m government boost to refinery

Funding will allow company to accelerate the development of its cobalt refinery in Ontario, 600 km from the US border.

December 21, 2020

Kuya to acquire First Cobalt’s exploration assets in Ontario

Kuya Silver entered into a letter of intent with First Cobalt to purchase a portion of the Kerr assets.