July 3, 2018 Glencore hammered as US requests documents in corruption probe Shares fell as much as 13% after the miner and commodities trader was told by US Department of Justice to produce documents on Nigeria, Congo and Venezuela.
July 2, 2018 Congo court suspends hearing on Glencore-owned cobalt mine Until last month, Glencore was fighting three lawsuits in Congo that called into question its control of its prized copper and cobalt mines.
July 1, 2018 Sienna looks for cobalt in Sweden The Vancouver-based miner wants to identify new drilling targets at its Slättberg project.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
June 28, 2018 Mining investors spooked as African dispute payments multiply Miners across Africa are increasingly using one-time payments to settle disputes with governments, a trend that’s disturbing some investors.
June 28, 2018 BP buys Britain’s largest electric vehicle charging company BP Plc plans to acquire the U.K.’s largest electric vehicle charging company, the latest in a string of acquisitions by major oil companies in the growing market for greener transport.
June 25, 2018 Why the lithium and cobalt story is the same yet different Managing the cobalt market could get interesting.
June 25, 2018 Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027 Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.
June 22, 2018 Automakers spending $255B on EVs a ‘pile-up of epic proportions’ Battery materials can charge mining's next supercycle but new study says automakers will "throw away tens of billions" making electric vehicles no-one wants.
June 22, 2018 Volkswagen invests USD$100m in solid-state battery research firm Sold-state batteries have been made with ceramics and glass.
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