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.
January 8, 2018 Canadian junior plunges ahead with three cobalt projects in B.C. Vancouver-based Cruz Cobalt is ready to kick off an airborne work program at its three B.C.-based properties amid high prices for the commodity
January 7, 2018 $900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 4, 2018 Cobalt price bulls’ worst fears may just have been confirmed Breakthrough discovery backed by the US government replaces cobalt with iron in lithium-ion batteries – enabling much cheaper, longer lasting batteries.
January 4, 2018 Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018 The bulk of new capacity would come online in 2019.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
