November 1, 2018 Mining veteran wants to build a $1B battery metals giant TechMet Ltd., which controls just a handful of assets from Canada to Rwanda wants to help challenge China’s domination of the nascent industry.
October 30, 2018 Tlicho all-season road near NICO project approved The federal government has announced that it will provide up to 25% of the construction costs for the road through the P3 Canada Fund.
October 30, 2018 BHP, top miners are starting to drive EV’s deep underground The deeper the mine, then the bigger the savings.
October 26, 2018 Trafigura-backed Finnish miner Terrafame to build EV battery plant "Our goal is to complete the plant by the end of 2020, with commercial production commencing at the start of 2021," Joni Lukkaroinen, CEO of Terrafame
October 26, 2018 Glencore posts rise in copper, cobalt output on Katanga restart Glencore's copper production rose to 1,063,100 tonnes from the start of this year and cobalt output jumped 8,700 tonnes to 28,500 tonnes.
October 25, 2018 Eurasian Resources Group forecasts a strong metals price recovery Following LME Week, Mr Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), predicts a strong metals recovery ahead.
October 25, 2018 First Cobalt promotes its American ‘blue gold’ The Canadian miner released a video aimed at selling high the product of its flagship asset.
October 22, 2018 Congo sets deadline for plan on 11,000-megawatt hydro plant 'There have been tenders, lots of meetings, lots of promotional activities, but it’s only today that we have for the first time a legal document'
October 22, 2018 Northvolt to set up Polish battery plant to tap mining, storage markets Northvolt's plans are a central part of Europe's effort to compete with Asian rivals such as CATL, Samsung and LG Chem.
October 22, 2018 BASF and Nornickel join forces in European EV battery push The move is part of BASF plans to invest up to 400 million euros ($462 million) as a first step in building production plants for cathode materials in Europe.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am