January 15, 2020

First Cobalt upgrades Iron Creek resource

This represents a 10% growth in total tonnes when compared with the maiden inferred resource.

January 15, 2020

Cobalt price: After dismal 2019, could Tesla-Glencore deal spark turnaround?

Even before the rumoured deal, more than 80% of the world's largest cobalt miner's output was tied up for years to come, a new report shows.

January 15, 2020

Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine

The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt.

January 10, 2020

Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed

With the rising popularity of electric vehicles, newly mined minerals will be needed in even larger scale.

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.

January 9, 2020

BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group

The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.

January 9, 2020

Congo’s Jan-Nov copper output up 16%, cobalt production falls 18%

Copper output reached 1.3 million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019.

January 5, 2020

Mineral supply for green tech should be part of climate negotiations – scientists

Researchers recognize that mining, metals, and materials extraction is the hidden foundation of the low-carbon transition.

January 3, 2020

Canada Cobalt Works discovers high-grade gold at Castle mine

The unexpected finding was made on the western side of the property.

January 2, 2020

Top 50 biggest mining companies enter 2020 near $1 trillion value

MINING.COM’s ranking of the world’s 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a revived industry entering the 2020s, but with […]