March 10, 2023 Electra Battery upgrades Iron Creek cobalt-copper resource, paving the way for PEA Resources at the Idaho project in the indicated category are estimated at 4.4 million tonnes grading 0.19% cobalt and 0.73% copper.
March 8, 2023 Trafigura CEO says tight metal supply threatens green transition The world’s biggest copper trader has been vocal in warning that higher prices will be needed to incentivize miners to bring new production online.
March 8, 2023 Battery metal frenzy outshines recovery fears at PDAC The rush for battery metals has prompted a flurry of activity from investors not typically associated with the mining industry.
March 6, 2023 Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022 Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021.
March 6, 2023 Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.
March 3, 2023 Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said.
February 27, 2023 A $1.5 billion hoard of copper and cobalt is piling up in Congo By now, there are about 120,000 tons of copper and around 12,500 tons of cobalt stuck waiting to leave the country.
February 21, 2023 Uganda to set up state mining firm, take equity in licences Country has large deposits of a gold, cobalt, copper, iron ore, rare earths, vermiculite and phosphates.
February 20, 2023 Finland tightens mining law as demand for minerals surges Finland is emerging as a key mining and processing hub for battery metals with more than €6 billion in investments already planned.
February 17, 2023 Congo watchdog wants billions of dollars more From China infra deal Congo hasn’t been adequately compensated for the copper and cobalt reserves it contributed to the venture, the General Inspectorate of Finance said.
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
