December 17, 2020

A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19

It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.

December 16, 2020

First Cobalt secures C$10m public funding for refinery

The refinery would become the sole producer of refined cobalt in North America.

December 15, 2020

Eramet, BASF target electric vehicles with nickel, cobalt project

The companies are to study the development of a high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant in Weda Bay, Indonesia.

December 15, 2020

Canada Nickel, Ontario First Nations to advance Crawford

The parties have committed to engage in ongoing consultation and establish a mutually beneficial relationship.

December 14, 2020

Inobat to create ‘green battery ecosystem’ in Europe

It begins with discovering and developing better performing, and more environmentally friendly cell chemistries.

December 13, 2020

China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper-cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m

The Kisanfu mine holds 6.28 million tonnes of copper and 3.1 million tonnes of cobalt metal.

December 11, 2020

Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia after protests

Company has halted operations after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are now guarding the evacuated plant.

December 10, 2020

EV Metal Index on course for record year

MINING.COM EV Metal Index, which tracks the value of battery metals in newly registered passenger EVs surge 80% year on year.

December 9, 2020

‘Green stimulus packages’ key driver for base metal demand, says analyst

“The path to economic recovery will be long and slow,” says Intl FCStone metals analyst Natalie Scott-Gray.

December 7, 2020

Glencore’s succession isn’t over yet

Glasenberg’s exit hasn’t been the brutal Darwinian process he so often predicted.