December 6, 2019 Canada Cobalt Works turns to high-tech to explore historic Castle mine The British Columbian miner is using a custom-built borehole inspection camera to reach the “Robinson Zone.”
December 5, 2019 Nickel, cobalt price: Electric car sales are tanking, but metal use spikes According to a new report, in October the average EV sold globally contained 22% more nickel, 19% more cobalt and 15% more manganese than a year prior.
December 5, 2019 Barminco’s remote system operates loaders 1,000 kilometres away The subsidiary of fellow Australian company, Perenti, successfully piloted its BROC remote operating centre.
December 4, 2019 First Cobalt on track for 2020 refinery restart with Glencore It is the only permitted primary cobalt refinery in North America.
December 3, 2019 China wants new energy vehicle sales in 2025 to be 25% of all car sales China is also discussing introducing stricter green car quotas in coming years.
December 3, 2019 Tipping point for electric cars still four years away – report Price of lithium-ion batteries used in EVs has dropped 87% since 2010, but reaching price-parity with internal combustion engines has ways to go.
December 3, 2019 Glencore’s Glasenberg says successor could be in place next year Current chief executive, Ivan Glasenberg, said there was "a good crop of people" but did not offer names.
December 1, 2019 Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam.
November 26, 2019 Glencore’s Mutanda mine in Congo shuts a month early Suspension comes more than a month before the world's biggest cobalt mine was set to go into care and maintenance.
November 22, 2019 EU to witness fastest growth in indirect demand for battery metals — report Direct demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium will remain strongest in China, Fitch says.
ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am
