November 17, 2020 Billionaire Gertler buys royalty rights in Congo cobalt project At full capacity, the three mines obliged to pay royalties to Gertler companies could produce half of total global output in 2019.
November 15, 2020 Scientists want sodium-ion batteries to compete with Li-ion batteries A team of researchers in Asia and Europe are working to speed up research into sodium-ion batteries.
November 13, 2020 Australia cobalt sector set for long-term growth – report Fitch forecasts Australia's cobalt sector to experience 5.3% average growth between 2021-2029.
November 12, 2020 Glencore boss says pandemic could delay his departure Ivan Glasenberg had said he would step down once a new management team is in place, expected to happen this year.
November 11, 2020 Deep-sea mineral platform launches for mining dialogue New resource exploitation industries need new frameworks for governance, the World Economic Forum reports.
November 10, 2020 First Cobalt to finalize new supply deal with Glencore The company plans to sign a long-term feed purchase contract with Glencore instead of a tolling contract.
November 8, 2020 Australia tells the world it is open for business when it comes to critical minerals The Australian Critical Minerals Prospectus states that the country has a commercial opportunity to build competitive critical minerals export markets.
November 4, 2020 China targets 20% share of new energy vehicle sales by 2025 The plan, which covers the period from 2021 to 2035, will also see battery-electric vehicles dominating new vehicle sales by 2035.
October 30, 2020 Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting properties to watch Canada's Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration.
October 29, 2020 Election will decide fate of Alaska mine, electric cars Oil drilling in the Arctic and the Pebble gold mine in Alaska aren’t actually on the ballot -- but they might as well be.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
