January 25, 2018 Caterpillar beats estimates again, delivers bullish outlook for 2018 The world's largest mining and construction equipment maker beat market expectations for fourth quarter earnings and said its sales growth momentum is expected to continue in 2018.
January 23, 2018 These are some of the top mining assets on the block Big mining companies, restored to health following the 2015-16 price crash, are seeking to rationalize their portfolios and acquire assets in line with heightened focus on the best quality minerals…
January 17, 2018 Chile’s Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries.
January 17, 2018 Tracking Europe’s waste: ‘There’s gold in them landfills’ Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries.
January 15, 2018 Cruz commences operations on BC cobalt prospect “We are very pleased to start up operations in BC... [w]e plan to be operational on multiple projects throughout 2018," the president of Cruz stated.
January 12, 2018 How China is locking up critical resources in the US’s own backyard China’s global resource grab, and the ramifications for the rest of the world, are on my radar screen. Are they on yours? If not, maybe they should be.
January 11, 2018 The raw materials that fuel the Green Revolution A full green shift still requires plenty of natural resources- they're just not the traditional fossil fuels we're used to.
January 11, 2018 Rio Tinto pulls offer for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Decision doesn’t mean the miner has abandoned plans to capitalize on the electric-car boom, sources familiar with the matter say.
January 10, 2018 Electric cars market threatened by potential cobalt tax hike in Congo The nation, responsible for about two thirds of global output, plans to increase tax on cobalt to 5% from 2%.
January 10, 2018 Bacanora seeks expansion of German lithium project with newly acquired exploration licence The Falkenhain deposit, in the German state of Saxony, is located about 5 km from another Bacanora asset in Germany — the 50%-owned Zinnwald lithium project.
Weir to acquire ESCO Elecmetal Fundición Limitada for $75 million Mining technology firm to acquire the remaining 50% share of its Chile-based joint venture. December 12, 2025 | 03:32 pm
