Congo plans to build special economic zone for cobalt users
The area will allow producers of electric vehicles, smartphones and other goods to “install themselves in the DRC".
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France’s Saft targets new generation battery production from 2020
Saft, Siemens, Solvay and Manz teamed up in February to develop high-density liquid electrolyte lithium-ion and solid-state batteries.
Nickel price to benefit from short supply, strong steel demand through 2019
Nickel, which recently hit its lowest since December, could climb as high as $16,000 a tonne by the end of 2018 and $18,000 a year later.
Energy trader Mercuria to grow iron ore business with US mine stake
Mercuria will spearhead a $650 million investment package in the miner in exchange for the stake under a memorandum of understanding.
After 103 years, Chile’s Codelco blasts at Chuquicamata pit for the last time
Chuquicamata, the company’s second largest copper operation by size, is expected to transition to underground block cave mining by mid-2019.
LME to maintain discounted carry trade fees indefinitely
LME believes the discounts have had a positive impact on trading volumes - the mainstay of the exchange's revenue.
Russia’s Polyus on track to boost gold output in 2019
Its 2018 production is on track to reach the upper end of its forecast range of 2.375-2.425 million troy ounces.
South Africa’s iron ore railway to be shut down for annual maintenance
The railway line stretches up to 861 km (534 miles) from iron ore mines at Sishen in the Northern Cape to the Saldanha port in the Western Cape.
Swiss scientists developing method to detect low-temperature heated rubies from Mozambique
Since their discovery in early 2009, the ruby deposits near Montepuez in Mozambique have produced an impressive number of exceptional-quality stones.