Saudi Arabia of cobalt: Congo eyes battery metal price power
The new state cobalt buyer wants to have a monopoly on all hand-dug cobalt in the central African country.
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Key moves in the mining sector.
In the meme-stock era, even bad Voltswagen jokes are worth billions
You can’t blame VW for wanting a little bit of Tesla’s glamour. But its April Fools’ Day calamity shows the dangers of trying to be cool and funny.
Inuit women working in mining report high levels of sexual harassment
Of those surveyed by the organization, 55% reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment.
Pure Gold ramps up mill, fine tunes underground ops
In the first three months of 2021, Pure Gold processed 47,182 tonnes grading 2.8 g/t gold and generated 4,011 gold oz.
Silver miners’ Q4 2020 fundamentals
The major silver miners just achieved some of their best financial results ever in Q4, despite waning production.
BMW signs $335m lithium supply deal
US-based Livent will supply the lithium directly to BMW’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on.
Petra finds 39-carat blue diamond at Cullinan mine
The Type IIb gem is said to be of “exceptional quality” due to both its colour and clarity.
Trillium reports more high-grades results from Newman Todd, shares up
The Newman Todd Zone is a 2.2 km long structural target situated near Evolution Mining's Red Lake operations.
