April 26, 2015 China is burning through its natural resources China is the globe's top mining country, but its alarming reserves-to-production ratio is forcing domestic miners to hunt for deals in the rest of the world.
April 21, 2015 Over 240 mining and energy projects waiting for investors in Cuba Cuba, the world’s sixth largest nickel producer and one of the top 10 nickel mining countries, also holds significant deposits of other minerals and oil, new U.S. Geological Survey report…
March 24, 2015 Where will the graphite, lithium and cobalt for the battery revolution come from?: Simon Moores Following the lead of Tesla Motors, LG Chem, Foxconn and others are racing to build megafactories to build batteries for electric cars.
February 25, 2015 Apple puts batteries at the centre of its EV masterplan Law suit exposes Apple's electric vehicle ambitions; Supply chain excellence key to company cutting battery costs and increasing volume for secret EV plan, Project Titan
February 11, 2015 Here’s the timeline for battery commercialization Big new megafactories coming in 2017.
February 3, 2015 Lithium, cobalt, graphite tipping point expected in two years: Simon Moores Much bigger batteries will be needed.
January 23, 2015 Baja Mining’s long-delayed and almost dead El Boleo finally reaches production Red metal output at the mine, over 18 months behind schedule and $750 million over budget, is expected to ramp-up by July.
January 6, 2015 Are you ready for the January effect? As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.
December 30, 2014 Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…
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
