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.

December 4, 2020

Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia

The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit.

December 4, 2020

Glencore taps coal head Gary Nagle as new CEO

Announcement came as the Swiss firm revealed an ambitious plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

December 3, 2020

Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices

New research report has a warning for electric carmakers about the direction of battery prices without incentives to build new mines.

December 3, 2020

Not enough class 1 nickel in the pipeline – Sherritt CEO

Carmakers are coming to appreciate the difference between the mining industry and the automobile industry.

December 3, 2020

China Inc. extends cobalt grip with bigger Glencore deal

The world’s biggest supplier of cobalt has extended its supply agreement with battery maker GEM Co., allowing the Chinese company to secure supply of the crucial metal until the end…