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 23, 2014 Tesla retools California plant for Model X SUV Two vehicle models to be built on same assembly line.
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.
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.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
