August 22, 2024 Column: Cobalt supply tsunami hits the market of last resort Someone delivered 23 metric tons of cobalt to London Metal Exchange warehouses last month.
August 20, 2024 US policy to increase mineral production must include revisiting tariffs A three-year, phase-in for tariffs on refined minerals would allow time to expand and build refineries.
August 19, 2024 US gives Electra $20 million to build cobalt plant The funds will support construction of a cobalt sulfate facility in Ontario that will be North America’s only refinery.
August 15, 2024 Stillwater Critical collaborates with Berkeley Lab on geologic hydrogen production The Berkeley Lab has secured funding in the amount of $2 million from the US Department of Energy for this study.
August 9, 2024 Graphic: Investment needed to meet battery demand by 2040 Investment in batteries is expected to surpass $1.6 trillion by 2040.
August 8, 2024 US Strategic Metals tapped for $400 million EXIM Bank loan The company plans to mine what it considers to be the largest cobalt reserve in North America.
August 7, 2024 Qatar invests $180m in US-backed fund to reduce China’s dominance in critical minerals Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has so far invested more than $450 million into projects across North and South America, Europe and Africa.
August 7, 2024 Glencore ceases to stockpile cobalt Large surpluses of cobalt have pushed prices to around $12 per lb, the lowest since 2016.
August 7, 2024 Glencore scraps plans to ditch coal on investor pressure Over 95% of Glencore shareholders were in favour of keeping the coal unit to help fund growth in metals and support returns.
August 5, 2024 Glencore to pay $152 million fine in bribery case Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing a business partner from bribing a Congolese official in 2011.
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
