January 19, 2024 Trafigura’s former battery metals co-head departs In the past twelve months, the company has experienced the departure of five top executives.
January 19, 2024 Northvolt looks at sourcing cobalt from Congo Northvolt currently sources cobalt from Australia and other countries.
January 18, 2024 Canada gives mineral-rich Arctic region of Nunavut control over its resources Nunavut is home to some of the minerals critical for battery production.
January 16, 2024 China cobalt buyers use global glut to challenge pricing A rapid expansion of cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia has output racing ahead of demand.
January 16, 2024 Most cobalt producers loss-making after 2023 price slump, says ERG Chinese-owned companies are aggressively expanding cobalt mining in Congo and Indonesia despite the price drop.
January 14, 2024 Sodium-ion batteries prove to be resource-efficient Sodium-ion batteries have an equivalent climate impact as their lithium-ion counterparts – but there isn’t a risk of running out of raw materials.
January 12, 2024 Norway just raised the stakes over deep sea mining The Jan. 9 determination makes Norway the first country to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters.
January 12, 2024 Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million.
January 11, 2024 Vale’s $10 billion spend on Canada targets existing potential Vale Base Metals chairman Mark Cutifani is undertaking a unit-wide asset review.
January 9, 2024 Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean The bill, voted 80-20 by lawmakers on Tuesday, allows commercial mineral exploration, but mining licences won't be issued just yet.
US raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B Graphite Creek is described by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the country. December 19, 2025 | 07:43 am
