November 5, 2019 Mining tycoons lose challenge to UK bribery investigation UK judge ruling bolsters the Serious Fraud Office in one of its longest-running and most sensitive investigations
November 5, 2019 Trump administration to relax regulations on coal-ash pollution The EPA's proposal would unwind some of the requirements set in 2015 for treating toxic wastewater and ash discharge.
November 1, 2019 Trading firm Traxys agrees to cobalt marketing deal with Nornickel Russia's Nornickel produces about 5,000 tonnes of cobalt a year as a byproduct of nickel.
October 31, 2019 Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030.
October 30, 2019 First Cobalt samples high-grade surface samples at Iron Creek A new resource estimate for Iron Creek is expected before the end of the year.
October 29, 2019 Cobalt market to avoid shortage despite Congo mine closure — Nornickel Prices are now down 60% from their spring 2018 peak.
October 28, 2019 Canada Cobalt hits visible metals at Castle project Plans are underway for new drilling at Castle East to follow up on the high-grade potential of this area.
October 25, 2019 Glencore cuts copper guidance, to halt some Congo operations The company sees full-year copper production reaching just under 1.4 million tonnes versus the 1.45 million previously anticipated.
October 24, 2019 Papua New Guinea orders China-owned Ramu nickel plant to shut Ramu Nickel was ordered shut "for not adhering to remedial measures issued six weeks ago."
October 23, 2019 China leads the race to exploit deep sea minerals — UN body China is likely to become the first country in the world to start mining seabed minerals if the international rules for exploitation are approved next year.
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