November 16, 2018 Volkswagen to spend $50 billion on electric car ‘offensive’ German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.
November 16, 2018 Vedanta sells copper concentrate from stockpiles at shuttered India smelter The Tamil Nadu state disconnected the smelter's power supply in May following anti-pollution protests that turned violent and culminated in the police opening fire, killing 13 protesters.
November 15, 2018 Glencore’s Katanga warns of earnings hit if Congo row not resolved Although Katanga said that copper production was continuing as normal, it warned that its earnings would be affected if the dispute is not settled.
November 15, 2018 Chile trims its 2018, 2019 copper price forecasts Cochilco lowered its average copper price prediction for this year by $0.03 to $2.97 per pound on Thursday in its second negative projection in six months.
November 15, 2018 Antofagasta approves $1.3B expansion of Los Pelambres mine The company said the expansion, to start in early 2019, would add an average 60,000 tonnes of copper a year to its production over the first 15 years of operation.
November 14, 2018 Miners’ spending on hunt for copper, EV metals hits $10 billion Budgets jumped about 19%, outpacing last year’s gain.
November 14, 2018 Chinese copper smelters look to mine investment to secure supply China is the world's biggest consumer of the metal but its own copper mine production has been stagnating amid a broad crackdown on pollution, exacerbating a heavy reliance on imports.
November 14, 2018 Electric vehicle revolution goes underground with mine truck Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB is aiming to electrify all its underground machines within five years.
November 14, 2018 Rio Tinto wants a piece of Teck’s copper project in Chile Canada’s largest diversified miner has been looking for a development partner for the $4.8-billion extension of Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.
November 14, 2018 Global cobalt glut won’t be stemmed by Glencore Congo output stoppage Disruptions to cobalt supplies in the DRC are not expected to eradicate a glut of the material used to make batteries for electric vehicles, thwarting hopes that prices can be…
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