June 15, 2018

After cobalt-free pledge, Panasonic to triple consumption for auto batteries – sources

Panasonic Corp expects to more than triple its cobalt consumption in five years' time.

June 15, 2018

Trump trade war blows up big week for mining majors

A week choc-a-bloc with billion dollar copper, iron ore and cobalt deals ends with huge drop in prices and sell-off in stocks of mining's biggest names.

June 14, 2018

Japan’s Sumitomo Metal says global nickel deficit to widen this year

Global demand for nickel is increasing by 7.3 percent in 2018 from last year to 2.298 million tonnes, while supply rises 6.8 percent to 2.210 m tonnes,

June 14, 2018

RANKED: Commodities that are added to mining company names

No surprise who the winner is.

June 11, 2018

Vale moves ahead with long-awaited expansion of Voisey’s Bay mine

Transiting Voisey's Bay nickel mine from open-pit operations to underground will cost about $2 billion, and is expected to extend its productive life to 2035.

June 8, 2018

Vale confirms coming ‘announcement’ about Canada’s Voisey’s Bay mine

Government and company officials told CBC News that a "significant" mining announcement would take place on Monday.

June 8, 2018

Northvolt begins building Europe’s largest lithium-ion battery plant

The battery cell maker is working on the first section of the factory, in Skellefteå in the north of Sweden, which will be completed in 2020 and produce eight gigawatt…

June 6, 2018

It was a great first quarter for battery material financings

Lithium, copper and nickel.

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 4, 2018

Cobalt thrifting in EV batteries won’t dent price any time soon

Even best-case, mass early roll-out of new cobalt-light batteries won’t solve cobalt supply issues says new report.