July 7, 2020

Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt in Canada

KoBold aims to create a “Google Maps” of the Earth’s crust, with a special focus on finding cobalt deposits.

July 5, 2020

Congo mines minister to meet with firms on confinement moratorium

Civil society groups last month demanded an end to mandatory mine-site confinement policies put in place by copper and cobalt mining companies to avoid coronavirus outbreaks.

July 3, 2020

Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second…

June 30, 2020

Why LFP cathode material is making a comeback

A whitepaper by Roskill explains why Tesla, BYD and Volkswagen decided to choose LFP cathodes to power their EVs in the Chinese market.

June 29, 2020

EU climate transition needs mineral miners, not coal miners

The EU has proposed a $44.9 billion fund that could support new mining projects.

June 28, 2020

Renewables sector falling short on human rights

New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards.

June 26, 2020

MINING.COM EV Metal Index drops to 28-month low

Price declines for lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel have slowed, but raw material deployment is tanking.

June 26, 2020

Shrinking aerospace demand to keep pressure on cobalt

Metal prices are at 10-month lows due to lower demand from the electric vehicle and aerospace sectors amid the pandemic.

June 26, 2020

Congo president wins approval for state mining company nominees

President Felix Tshisekedi won approval for his nominations to lead state mining company Gecamines.

June 26, 2020

Congo suspends cobalt trade in key province on virus

Lualaba registered its first two positive covid-19 tests this week.