April 9, 2018 Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity.
April 6, 2018 Canadian miner sells cobalt assets in Ontario The claims are located in the Cobalt-Gowganda mining district.
April 6, 2018 Electric vehicles do not need to be poisonous The rapid proliferation of poisons in a widening variety of applications requires better monitoring and control.
April 5, 2018 Och-Ziff deal isn’t final yet as judge weighs `victim’ Bid An Och-Ziff unit is due to be sentenced after it pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy to help acquire mining assets.
April 4, 2018 Trafigura signs three-year cobalt deal with Congo miner Trafigura has already increased its foothold in nickel with an exclusive offtake agreement with Finland's Terrafame, that also produces zinc and cobalt.
April 2, 2018 Investment in Africa’s mining sector to rise: BMI BMI presents the recent changes to the DRC’s mining code as an example of a situation that challenges all the parties involved, but that is very unlikely to cloud miners’…
March 29, 2018 Of all things molybdenum could crash cobalt, nickel price party New lab discovery uses molybdenum to solve problems of lithium sulphur batteries, doing away with nickel and cobalt for cheaper, lighter, safer technology.
March 29, 2018 Miners ask Congo to introduce sliding royalty scale The proposal, signed by companies responsible for 85% of the DRC's copper, cobalt and gold output, suggest that sliding royalties will give the government a higher share of revenues.
March 28, 2018 Grizzly wants to buy Robocop Robocop is comprised of five mineral claims totalling 9,891 acres north of the Canada-US border.
March 28, 2018 Digging for cobalt riches: Congo races to fix a deadly problem The man was digging a toilet in his backyard when his shovel struck a shimmering blue vein of cobalt... At least that’s the legend in Kolwezi.
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
