January 7, 2019 Canada’s Cobalt 27 goes after lithium with royalty acquisition Cobalt 27 will put in about $9 million into a share of production at Mineral Resources and Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium's Mount Marion lithium project in Western Australia.
January 4, 2019 China to step up crackdown on rare earth sector: ministry China launched the crackdown on the rare earth sector in 2009, with authorities claiming that illegal activities drove down global prices and made it impossible to cover the huge environmental…
January 4, 2019 China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government…
January 2, 2019 Defense Metals now controls Wicheeda Lake rare earth deposit We probably have more rare earth deposits in Canada, or controlled by Canadian-listed juniors, than anywhere in the world.
January 2, 2019 Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.
December 28, 2018 Chile to delay arbitration with top lithium producer Albemarle Under the contract, Albemarle had agreed to provide as much as 25 percent of its annual production at a discount to companies seeking to produce battery metals within Chile.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 27, 2018 Barra looks to China for GM’s electric rebirth: Anjani Trivedi In 2014, Barra listened to accounts of families who’d lost a member while driving in a General Motors Co. Chevrolet Cobalt that malfunctioned.
December 20, 2018 Eurasian Resources Group launches clean cobalt framework ERG recognises the urgent need for metal suppliers to commit to ensuring that cobalt is produced and sourced responsibly and sustainably and to support the efforts of its customers.
December 20, 2018 Orocobre shares crushed on weak lithium prices, outlook Low pricing achieved recently has been affected partly by soft market conditions in China, the Brisbane-based lithium miner said.
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
