June 7, 2018 LME says plans to launch about 15 contracts from January 2019 The exchange said in March that any launch of a new cobalt contract would not be until the end of 2018 or early 2019.
June 7, 2018 Rio Tinto signs JV exploration deal with China’s Minmetals The companies are committed to explore for mineral deposits first in the Asian country and then the rest of the world .
June 6, 2018 It was a great first quarter for battery material financings Lithium, copper and nickel.
June 6, 2018 DeepGreen research ship returns with early positive findings on viability of deep ocean metals for our future Third of seven ocean campaigns, Co-sponsored with Maersk, retrieves thousands of polymetallic nodules from top of ocean floor.
June 5, 2018 Chile’s SQM hires ex-chairman Ponce as adviser, government says SQM has retained former chairman Julio Ponce as an adviser despite an agreement to distance himself from the firm to end a long-running royalties dispute.
June 5, 2018 German battery maker Akasol plans Frankfurt listing in June The company is planning to sell new shares worth about 100-125 million euros ($117-$147 mln) in a deal valuing it at about 400-500 million euros.
June 5, 2018 About 75,000 jobs to go in Germany’s auto industry because of EVs — study The country's car industry currently employs about 840,000 people, with 210,000 of them working on powertrain production, the sub-sector set to be the worst hit.
June 3, 2018 World’s No. 4 iron ore miner wants to diversify its portfolio The CEO of Fortescue Metals Group said that the company is working towards finding other commodities to mine.
June 1, 2018 Shares in lithium giant fall on disappointing auction Chilean lithium producer SQM shares punished after $1 billion of shares auctioned below ruling price.
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