August 28, 2014

Botswana blocks at least 100 copper trucks from Congo over Ebola fear

The vehicles, en route to South Africa, have been stranded in neighbouring Zambia since Monday.

August 4, 2014

Accusations of Glencore-Zambia tax probe cover-up

The European Investment Bank will not make public the findings of a 2-year tax-avoidance investigation into the Swiss giant's Zambian copper operation.

July 27, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Inside Tesla’s $5 Billion Gigafactory

Plant means jobs for 6,500 people.

July 23, 2014

Tesla retools California plant for Model X SUV

Two vehicle models to be built on same assembly line.

July 20, 2014

Affordable Tesla details are revealed

Available in 2017 for $35,000.

July 14, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Tesla builds largest charging station network

Superchargers replenish half a charge in as little as 20 minutes.

June 23, 2014

Tesla Gigafactory could be boon for graphite, lithium, cobalt: Simon Moores

Tesla has dubbed its $5-billion pet project, the "Gigafactory," and it could be up and running by 2017, prompting the need for battery-grade materials like graphite, lithium and cobalt.

June 16, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: 10 mind blowing things about Tesla Motors

CEO Elon Musk, credited with much of Tesla`s success, did not actually start the company.

May 25, 2014

Tesla’s Gigafactory: Needs 6 new graphite mines, but where will cobalt be sourced?

The electric motor company's plans to double the globe's battery output will up graphite demand 152%, but sourcing cobalt outside the Congo could prove difficult.

May 5, 2014

Fortune Minerals reports Q1 results

The company is currently waiting for its Land Use Permit and Class A Water License from the Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board of the Northwest Territories.