The market research firm states that despite coal being an increasingly targeted commodity on environmental protection grounds, the demand remains strong.
For the International Energy Agency, having the Democratic Republic of Congo as the supplier of almost 60 per cent of the global production of cobalt is a risky business.
Despite the political unrest in the Central American country, Condor has received an environmental permit for the development of a processing plant and associated mine site infrastructure at La India gold project.
The Nickel West operation in Western Australia, aiming to sell 90 percent of its output to the battery sector by the end of next year, has had success with lab tests.