July 25, 2019 China Molybdenum takes full control of ex-Dreyfus metals unit for $518 million The Chinese firm already had a roughly 45% indirect interest in IXM, formerly the metals business of trading house Louis Dreyfus.
July 24, 2019 Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand.
July 23, 2019 Sienna to start drilling at Swedish Ni-Cu-Co project Data from the company's 2018 drilling campaign provided multiple new high priority drill targets.
July 22, 2019 Jervois Mining takes over Canada’s eCobalt, shares jump The battery minerals developer has been on a buying spree to build itself into a supplier of materials outside of China.
July 19, 2019 Eurasian Resources is said to weigh sale of Congo mining assets Bidders could value the company’s assets at $3-4 billion while the seller may be seeking $7-8 billion.
July 18, 2019 Investors pile into Honey Badger on Beaver intersects Canadian junior hits high grades at its Thunder Bay, Ontario silver-cobalt project.
July 17, 2019 Lithium price: Tesla now sells 22% of world’s battery power The Model 3 alone represented 16% of electric vehicle battery capacity deployed globally in May.
July 17, 2019 Send in the troops: Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining Negotiations, alternative employment programs and interventions by the police have failed to resolve the issue.
July 16, 2019 LME adds Huayou’s cobalt to its approved list Other Chinese companies producing cobalt approved for delivery against the LME contract include Jinchuan Group, Yantai Cash Industrial and GEM (Jiangsu) Cobalt Industry.
July 14, 2019 Canadian miner starts exploring Czech/German copper-cobalt project The aim of the campaign is to assess the copper-cobalt potential in the interpreted rift system that hosts the Tisova copper-cobalt past-producing mine.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
