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.
May 18, 2018 US confirms list of 35 key minerals, targets domestic supply boost Uranium and key rechargeable battery metals lithium and cobalt are on a final list of 35 critical minerals that the US deems essential to national security.
May 18, 2018 Glencore drops as British regulators looming probe adds to Congo issues Britain’s Serious Fraud Office plans to open a formal bribery investigation into Glencore and its deals with Israeli billionaire and former partner Dan Gertler.
May 15, 2018 Rio Tinto says climbing costs, resource nationalism once again big threats Chief executive Jean Sebastien-Jacques said the challenge for the industry is to ensure the benefits from the past frugal years are not lost against a backdrop of rising oil prices and…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
