September 11, 2020 Eight mines the size of Glencore’s Katanga needed to meet battery metals demand – report Wood Mackenzie states that the cobalt market would have to double and 800 kt LCE of additional lithium would be needed by 2025 to limit global warming by 2.5 degrees.
September 10, 2020 Lithium battery waste to grow recycling market – report IDTechEx estimates that just in 2020, 330 kt of waste Li-ion battery will be produced.
September 8, 2020 Investors cheer as GM, Nikola join forces General Motors and electric truck startup Nikola Corp will join forces to build electric pickup trucks and fuel cell commercial trucks to take on Tesla.
September 8, 2020 Mining ‘green metals’ may increase pressure on key biodiversity areas – study Researchers found that mining metals for a clean energy transition creates further pressure on the biodiversity located in mineral-rich landscapes.
September 8, 2020 Europe’s critical raw materials plan key to becoming climate-neutral by 2050 – Roskill The market analyst believes that adding lithium, titanium, bauxite and strontium to its list of critical materials brings the EU one step closer to its goal.
September 8, 2020 Vale to shut New Caledonia mine as buyer walks away Australian zinc producer New Century Resources will not make an offer for a 95% stake in Vale Nouvelle Calédonie (VNC).
September 7, 2020 Tesla joins cobalt group supporting artisanal Congo miners The new initiative is also backed by Glencore and Chinese refiner Zhejiang Huayou.
September 6, 2020 How CO2 makes ‘green metals’ accessible to miners Scientists discovered that carbon dioxide plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining.
September 3, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Cobalt prices surge on electronics boom, Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project, gold price falls on economic recovery hopes, and more.
September 3, 2020 EU adds lithium to critical raw materials list Move is part of a broader plan to cut reliance on imported supply of key commodities, including rare earths and cobalt.
Korean proxy fight threatens to derail Trump’s big zinc bet The case has the potential to disrupt the administration’s effort to spur domestic production of critical minerals. December 19, 2025 | 12:54 pm
