December 5, 2017 Electric charge: Glencore bets big on car battery metals Glencore has increased production of the metals used to make electric car batteries faster than its major mining rivals, according to an industry-wide analysis that shows the scale of a…
December 1, 2017 First Cobalt merges with CobalTech The company is redeveloping the Keely-Frontier mine, a high-grade mine that produced over 3.3 million pounds of cobalt.
December 1, 2017 Castle Silver Resources exploration approach is leading it to high-grade cobalt CSR’s portfolio includes Castle Silver mine located 85km northwest of Town of Cobalt, which produced nearly 300m grams of silver and 376,000lbs of cobalt.
November 30, 2017 Four charts show why cobalt supply is tightening Cobalt is rarely found in high concentrations and is mostly produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel.
November 30, 2017 Wind power inches up on hydropower in US Wind turbines in the United States have grown in both average height and capacity over the past decade, according to data on utility-scale electricity generators collected by EIA
November 30, 2017 ‘Miner’s revenge’ is coming with electric cars, Friedland says Surging demand for metals like copper, and cobalt for use in EVs promises to overturn balance of power between mining companies and their customers.
November 30, 2017 South Africa’s Tharisa sets out 2020 growth vision Miner announced record output of chrome and platinum group metals, also said it was seeking to diversify into EV materials.
November 27, 2017 Volkswagen’s talks with cobalt producers end without deal Meetings last week between major cobalt producers including mining giant Glencore to supply world’s largest automaker Volkswagen ended without a deal.
November 22, 2017 Mike Beck: nickel, cobalt, and lithium to benefit from generational demand shift in commodities Mike Beck discusses the electric vehicle market, battery metal company investments, and battery metal supplies in interview with Palisade Radio.
November 22, 2017 LME launches probe on cobalt suppliers over fears of child exploitation The LME has sent a directive to all suppliers asking them to detail how they guarantee “responsible sourcing” of the commodities they trade in the exchange.
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
