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 […]
December 31, 2019 Scientists develop system to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater The method makes use of a process called shock electrodialysis and it could help improve the economics and environmental impact of nuclear power plants.
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
