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.
June 16, 2020 Tesla strikes deal to buy cobalt from Glencore for EV plants The deal could involve Glencore supplying as much as 6,000 tonnes of the metal a year for lithium-ion batteries.
June 15, 2020 Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom The number of publicly accessible charging points for electric vehicles (EV) jumped 60% in 2019.
June 12, 2020 Congo miners may breach rights with virus controls Most of Congo’s mines have continued to operate amid the pandemic.
June 11, 2020 Should mining CEOs be concerned about ‘tech heads’? Tech magnates have a growing interest in mining.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
