June 24, 2020 Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.
June 23, 2020 Deep sea mining could destroy undiscovered species, says Ocean Panel Ocean floor mining a "sustainability conundrum", report says.
June 23, 2020 Tesla’s reluctant commitment to cobalt a warning to others Just when Tesla seemed to be pivoting away from using cobalt in its batteries, it signs a long-term supply deal with Glencore.
June 23, 2020 Congo officials vow to tackle child labour at mines Pandemic could drive more families to put their children to work in mines, officials said.
June 22, 2020 Glencore hit by another probe over Congo dealings Switzerland has opened a criminal investigation into Glencore's possible failure to prevent alleged corruption in the DRC.
June 19, 2020 Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.
June 18, 2020 Tesla kills three birds with one Congolese stone Not only has Elon Musk secured supplies of cobalt, he is also putting the squeeze on competitors like GM and Volkswagen.
June 18, 2020 Vale to resume operations at Voisey’s Bay in July The Canadian open pit nickel mine and concentrator is expected to reach full capacity in August.
June 17, 2020 Congo mining revenue falls 20% on covid-19 impact While revenues are down, production of copper and cobalt hasn’t been greatly affected by the pandemic.
June 17, 2020 Great Atlantic closer to becoming sole owner of three new properties in New Brunswick The Vancouver-based miner made its 2020 option payments to vendors of the Kagoot Brook cobalt property, Glenelg vanadium property and Mascarene polymetallic property.
Lithium prices surges in China after local authorities announce plan to revoke mining licences Beijing said the licences had long expired—some over a decade ago—and most were for ceramic clay or limestone mining. December 17, 2025 | 05:36 am
