December 3, 2018 Cobalt’s star fades for Glencore traders as customers renege From riding high on cobalt’s boom, Glencore Plc traders are feeling the heat as falling prices and reneged contracts put a dent in profit.
December 3, 2018 Congo triples levy on cobalt with strategic-minerals decree Congo is Africa's top copper producer and mines more than 60 percent of the world's cobalt
December 3, 2018 Congo state miner in production-sharing deal with Chinese firm Production sharing agreements align the interests of the two partners because the risk now weighs more on the investor than on Gecamines.
December 3, 2018 Management shake-up at Glencore costs copper chief Mistakidis his job Company veteran and coal chief Peter Freyberg, has been appointed as the head of industrial mining assets, a newly created role.
November 29, 2018 Congo state miner blames foreign investors for underdevelopment Congo is Africa’s biggest copper producer and the world’s largest source of cobalt.
November 29, 2018 BMW joins project to improve conditions for cobalt mining in Congo Carmakers seeking to boost sales of electric cars are struggling to get their hands on cobalt, a scarce but vital component in the production of batteries.
November 29, 2018 Congo plans to audit Glencore unit’s cobalt over uranium levels Relations with Congolese authorities have grown increasingly strained in recent months as the government pushes for foreign investors to contribute more.
November 28, 2018 M2 Cobalt advances exploration at Uganda mine The Vancouver junior mobilized a second drill rig and commenced drilling at two targets of its Bujagali mine.
November 25, 2018 DRC cobalt deposits not ‘that old’ By analyzing the age of known deposits, researchers get clues of where to find unexplored ones.
November 22, 2018 Congo’s 9-month copper output up 8.7%, cobalt nearly doubles Congo is Africa's top copper producer and the world's leading miner of cobalt.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
