June 8, 2018 Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…
June 7, 2018 LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019 The exchange said in March that any launch of a new cobalt contract would not be until the end of 2018 or early 2019.
June 7, 2018 Congo mining regulations to be signed into law on Friday — mines minister Congo's prime minister wants to immediately implement the new mining code without any concessions to industry demands that key provisions be amended.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 4, 2018 Cobalt thrifting in EV batteries won’t dent price any time soon Even best-case, mass early roll-out of new cobalt-light batteries won’t solve cobalt supply issues says new report.
June 1, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo production surges Top supplier of battery raw material ups output 34% year on year.
June 1, 2018 Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader, which is facing multiple disputes in the central African nation.
May 31, 2018 RNC Minerals secures US$13m financing RNC announced today that it has entered into a US$13 million bridge financing facility with Auramet.
May 30, 2018 Miners threaten Congo with legal action over mining code Regulations to implement the new code are due to be signed into law next week.
Namib Minerals to restart mothballed Zimbabwe gold mine in February Redwing currently has an estimated 2.5 million ounces of gold and is the largest resource base in the group's Zimbabwean portfolio. December 19, 2025 | 07:08 am