November 17, 2023

CMOC sees electricity as constraint on Congo expansion

To improve the power supply, CMOC has been looking to tap hydropower projects and other new energy sources.

November 16, 2023

Panoramic Resources mulls sale of flagship nickel asset

Panoramic is open to the total or partial sale of its Savannah mine, as nickel prices have fallen about one-third this year.

November 15, 2023

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining

Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.

November 15, 2023

Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination

BMW sources a fifth of its cobalt supplies from Morocco.

November 14, 2023

Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends

The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.

November 14, 2023

Mineral Resources boosts stake in lithium miner Azure Minerals

Both MinRes and Hancock Prospecting have upped their stakes in Azure to block a takeover of the Aussie junior by Chile's SQM.

November 7, 2023

What green energy transition? Half of mining still exploring for gold

New study shows a $1.1 billion drop in gold exploration budgets this year as juniors struggle to raise capital, but the precious metal still accounts for 46% of the total.

November 7, 2023

Copper, cobalt supplies from Congo stranded by truckers’ strike

Already 2,700 trucks carrying around 89,000 metric tons of copper are stuck in Kolwezi.

November 6, 2023

Bill Gates-backed mining startup wants to expand into Congo

KoBold is exploring around the world for new deposits of metals that are key to the global green-energy transition.

November 6, 2023

Battery metals lose luster as surge in supply outpaces demand

The lower metal prices are providing some cost relief to automakers and could lead to cheaper EVs.