Cobalt battery boom wavers as prices slide in top user China
A lull in purchasing by battery makers suggests the market is not yet short of supply.
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Gran Colombia Gold’s trailing 12-months’ gold production tops 192,000 ounces at the end of May 2018
Continuing focus on our Segovia Operations is driving our production growth and we are trending toward a total of 200,000 ounces of gold for 2018.
Wheaton Precious Metals, Cobalt 27 acquire cobalt stream from Vale for US$690M
"We see numerous similarities between cobalt and silver."
Agents with the most mining deals in 2018
Canaccord, BMO and Patersons.
Mitsubishi Materials unveils boardroom shake-up as data tampering scandal deepens
The boardroom shake-up comes a few days after fresh cases of misconduct at its Naoshima copper smelter and refinery in western Japan was found.
Workers at BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile approve labor contract
The deal also includes a 2 percent increase over current base salaries.
There’s too much uranium in India’s water, and nobody’s watching it
A study conducted by researchers at Duke University found high levels of uranium contamination in India’s groundwater supply.
US to spend $1 million on abandoned uranium mines cleanup
Amendment to an energy and water act expediting the cleanup of abandoned uranium mines must first be approved by the Senate.
China’s CITIC grabs stake in Ivanhoe Mines for $560 million
CITIC Metal will own 20% of the Canadian miner, which makes its biggest shareholder.
