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.
April 24, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: Quick primer on cobalt and batteries By 2020, cobalt used in rechargeable batteries for everything from cellphones to cars could be greater than today's total global refined market.
April 4, 2014 Global electric car company could source cobalt from new Langham, Saskatchewan facility Car maker Tesla prefers suppliers in North America for its $5 billion lithium-ion battery "gigafactory" in the southwest US which could provide a boost for Fortune Minerals proposed refinery near…
March 24, 2014 A revolution in industrialization is underway Cobalt is considered a ‘technology enabling’ substance as its at the forefront of technological developments and innovation.
February 25, 2014 VIDEO: Fortune Minerals makes headway on permits; aboriginal opposition unresolved If all goes as planned, junior miner Fortune Minerals will operate three projects in Canada in the foreseeable future.
February 12, 2014 Cobalt market may see more changes in 2014 With 2013 behind us, the cobalt market will reflect on a year that saw minimal price movement despite a number of significant developments.
February 11, 2014 Fortune Minerals gets conditional environmental approval for Saskatchewan processing plant The company jumped nearly 18% to trade at 43 cents per share on the Toronto exchange on Tuesday.
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