Chinese electric vehicle makers are gorging on nickel
New report shows in January 2019, the Chinese market saw 253% more nickel deployed in passenger EV batteries compared to a year ago.
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Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals
The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains.
77-year chart shows upswing in gold mining stocks have hardly begun
Every bull market in gold equities going back to 1942 ended in a parabolic spike lasting nine months on average, resulting in prices doubling at a minimum.
Wheaton Precious Metals exceeds 2018 production guidance, declares dividend
Wheaton exceeded production guidance for gold, silver and palladium by 5%, 9% and 41%, respectively.
Champion Iron hunts high grade zones at Powderhorn
The company says the data acquired in 2017 and 2018 demonstrates the presence of a 50-metre thick zinc-bearing unit with several high grade lenses.
Imperial Metals pulls ‘a rabbit out of the hat’ with Red Chris deal
Investors ‘flabbergasted’ at $1.1b stake taken in Red Chris mine by Australia’s Newcrest.
Continental tables resource at Buritica’s BMZ1
The company recently closed a $175 million financing package that it will use on mine construction and start-up.
Miner Vale quashed efforts to validate dam safety before disaster – prosecutor
A state prosecutor filed subpoenas with Vale last June to review safety documents regarding its dam, but Vale's lawyers later argued that they had received positive reviews by an auditor.
SK Innovation CEO sees EV battery business breaking even by 2021
The South Korean company is weighing a $10B plan to use new facilities to boost its battery cell manufacturing capacity to about 100 GWh by 2025, a move that would challenge sector leaders including Tesla.
