September 6, 2019 Bad news for cobalt, nickel as EV sales forecasts cut — BMO BMO believes global cobalt consumption for the EV sector will hit 86,000 tonnes in 2015, down from the 97,000 tonnes previously anticipated.
September 3, 2019 More companies to reconsider investments in DRC, says MMG exec Miles Naude, General Manager, MMG, discusses potential opportunities in the DRC.
September 3, 2019 Doing business in DRC: Questions about the controversial new mining code persist The DRC holds half the world’s cobalt and vast copper deposits, in addition to some 1,100 other mineral resources as estimated by the World Bank.
September 3, 2019 Zambia mining firms say mineral royalties should be capped at 7.5% Africa's No. 2 copper producer increased its sliding scale for royalties of 4 to 6% by 1.5 percentage points and introduced a new 10% tax when the price of copper…
September 1, 2019 Global Energy Metals expands Nevada footprint Global Energy Metals struck an option agreement in January with Nevada Sunrise Gold to acquire 85% of the historic Lovelock cobalt mine and nearby Treasure Box properties.
August 30, 2019 China is already winning the next great race in electric cars At some point it won’t make sense anymore to dig for raw materials, because enough batteries are available.
August 29, 2019 Go Metals samples 22.3% Cu at Monster Go Metals discovered at least 10 new surface showings this summer.
August 28, 2019 Junior financing evaporates as cobalt, lithium prices slump Equity capital raised by lithium and cobalt explorers and developers down 95% in Q2 compared to last year.
August 26, 2019 Glencore commits $45 million to restart First Cobalt refinery in Canada Once operational, the facility will be the only primary producer of refined cobalt for the electric vehicle (EV) market in North America.
August 22, 2019 Talga hopeful with maiden resource estimate for Swedish project The Perth-based miner is now seeking for partners to further explore and develop the project.
i-80 Gold secures $500M package to fund Nevada growth plan The $500 million will fund the first two phases of its plan, which are expected to bring its annual production up to approximately 300,000–400,000 oz. February 12, 2026 | 08:53 am
