July 31, 2020

Deep-sea minerals could meet the demands of battery supply chains – but should they?

Concerned scientists have highlighted our limited knowledge of the deep-sea and its ecosystems.

July 31, 2020

Glencore copper production drops 11%, cobalt by third

Suspended Mutanda copper and cobalt mine in Congo slashes Swiss miner and commodities trader's first half production.

July 30, 2020

Conico to acquire Longland Resources’ Greenland projects

The acquisition gives Conico exposure to a dominant license deemed to be highly prospective for precious and base metals

July 28, 2020

New Century, Vale delay nickel mine deal

New Century now has until September to present a binding offer for the New Caledonia nickel-cobalt complex.

July 23, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more...

July 23, 2020

Tesla offers “giant contract” to responsible nickel miners

Boss Elon Musk has a plea for mining companies: “Please mine more nickel.”

July 22, 2020

Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic

"It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out."

July 22, 2020

Sanctioned Israeli billionaire to gain from Elon Musk cobalt deal

Dan Gertler stands to indirectly benefit from an American company’s payments, despite being blacklisted from the US financial system.

July 22, 2020

First Cobalt goes ahead with refinery expansion plan

Company says the expansion could save millions of dollars by lowering operating costs.

July 17, 2020

Cobalt price: BMW avoids the Congo conundrum – for now

German firm's unique deal with world's only primary cobalt mine avoids DRC human rights problems entirely, something no cellphone or carmaker can claim.