January 15, 2019 Kabila in driving seat as court mulls Congo vote challenge Martin Fayulu, the runner-up in the Dec. 30 poll, has petitioned the Constitutional Court to order a recount of the votes.
January 14, 2019 Regional states back Congo opposition leader’s vote dispute "It’s obviously really important for Tshisekedi to have SADC’s approval and endorsement for his presidency”
January 11, 2019 China’s Tsingshan, partners start work on Indonesia battery materials plant This project refines the key raw material for the preparation of ternary power batteries from the laterite nickel ore – battery-grade nickel-cobalt raw materials.
January 10, 2019 Too early to bet on mining policy change: Congo vote reaction In a surprise twist, Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of last month’s presidential election.
January 9, 2019 Surge Exploration announces spin-out company — CuGold Surge will continue to hold its interest in its cobalt projects in both Chile and Ontario, and its lithium brine project in Chile.
January 7, 2019 Canada’s Cobalt 27 goes after lithium with royalty acquisition Cobalt 27 will put in about $9 million into a share of production at Mineral Resources and Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium's Mount Marion lithium project in Western Australia.
January 7, 2019 Pancontinental starts drilling Ontario nickel-cobalt-copper project Pancon revealed that its objective for the initial phase of Montcalm’s program is to drill at least 4,500 metres to test a series of new conductor targets identified in 2018.
January 6, 2019 Congo election results delayed past Sunday deadline Government has delayed the release of provisional results from last week’s presidential election as criticism of the country’s handling of the vote grew.
January 4, 2019 Top 3 reasons to avoid running project cost estimates in-house There are real costs associated with conducting project cost estimates in-house.
January 4, 2019 Investment in cobalt is fraught with problems and is unlikely to bring about long-term dividends Global demand for cobalt is rocketing, with the rate of annual increase now at 8-10%.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
