May 29, 2018 Miners warn Congo it faces $3bn revenue loss over new law The mining companies insist the government reinsert a stability clause, present in the former code.
May 25, 2018 Electric vehicles seen driving cobalt crunch by mid-2020s Demand for electric vehicles, using cobalt in batteries, could spark a deficit of cobalt as soon as 2022.
May 25, 2018 Chinese battery firms join Responsible Cobalt Initiative German car manufacturer Daimler also joined the RCI last month.
May 24, 2018 Report: Mining needs $100–$150 billion to meet EV demand McKinsey asks if the availability and rising prices of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel will constrain greater electric vehicle penetration.
May 24, 2018 What are “critical” minerals and what is the US going to do about them?: Andy Home The Trump administration is strategizing to reduce import reliance for metals "critical to the economic and national security of the United States."
May 22, 2018 Cobalt 27 agrees to streaming finance deal with Australian miner The transaction is the world's first cobalt-nickel streaming deal on a producing mine, Cobalt 27 said in a statement.
May 21, 2018 It’s not about scoring the big win, it’s about not backing losers MINING.com discusses the state of private equity investment in mining with Michael Scherb founder of Appian Capital.
May 21, 2018 Glencore goes from crisis to crisis with possible bribery probe It’s becoming hard to keep track of all of Glencore’s legal battles in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 20, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo ebola outbreak compounds acute supply fears WHO: Risk of international spread of deadly disease from Congo, responsible for 66% of global supply of critical battery raw material, is "very high".
May 18, 2018 Electric vehicle rush fuels optimism at LME Asia Week Chinese cobalt producers such as Jinchuan Group and Wanbao Mining said they were ramping up production to sate an anticipated demand boom from EVs.
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