July 17, 2024

Global battery demand to quadruple by 2030 — report

According to Bain & Company, lithium-ion batteries will remain dominant for the foreseeable future.

July 16, 2024

Development banks seek to revive world’s biggest power project

The planned Grand Inga hydropower complex in the DRC has been stalled for decades.

July 15, 2024

Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Oversupply and weak prices of materials such as lithium, cobalt and rare earths are dampening cash flows of Western start-ups.

July 15, 2024

Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for code

Meeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.

July 12, 2024

Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first time

Gecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt output from CMOC Group’s giant Tenke Fungurume mine.

July 12, 2024

Weak market for critical minerals seen dampening Western efforts to counter China

Lithium price has tumbled by more than 80% since the beginning of 2023.

July 10, 2024

CMOC to double copper output at Congo mines to 1 million tonnes by 2028

The Chinese miner produced about 420,000 tonnes of copper in 2023.

July 9, 2024

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out

The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion during Q2, but the ranks of lithium stocks in the top tier have halved as valuations plummet.

July 8, 2024

Chilean Cobalt enters offtake deal, partnership with Glencore

Chilean Cobalt will supply Glencore with 100% of the cobalt and copper production from La Cobaltera for an initial period of five years.

July 8, 2024

Canada’s resources not enough to ride energy transition wave: Ian London

London argues that Canada urgently needs to establish commercialization hubs to produce finished products like batteries, permanent magnets, and cathodes.