March 16, 2018 Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.
March 16, 2018 Poland’s KGHM targets rise in Chilean copper ore output The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels.
March 16, 2018 World’s No. 1 copper miner Codelco made a $2.88 billion profit in 2017 Best performance in three years.
March 15, 2018 Canadian miner denounces illegal stoppage at Panamanian mine “The dominant union, which represents the majority of workers, is not involved in the action,” an official statement reads.
March 15, 2018 New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls "Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials.
March 15, 2018 How Congo faced down some of the world’s biggest mining firms The changes to the mining code in Congo, which supplies some 60 percent of the world's cobalt, could have repercussions for consumers around the world.
March 14, 2018 Chile’s Escondida invites union to early labor talks Last year, a more than month-long strike at Escondida ended with workers opting to extend their previous contract through July 31 of this year instead of replacing it.
March 14, 2018 Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile The Mayor of the city of Quilpué rejected the proposal.
March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
March 14, 2018 Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
