Congo’s Gecamines and Entreprise Generale du Cobalt sign mining deal
Created by government decree in December 2019, EGC was granted a monopoly on artisanal cobalt produced in the country.
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Li-Metal completes concept study for world’s first carbonate-to-metal lithium plant
The facility would have an annual capacity of 1,000 tonnes of lithium metal.
Cybertruck: Musk needs mines
Powered by Tesla’s own made-in-Texas batteries, the stainless steel Cybertruck carries a heavy load of nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite and lithium.
Some Russian banks may have swapped gold for dollars, report says
Russia has faced a shortage of dollars and euros as it’s increasingly shut out of the western financial system.
American Rare Earths boosts tonnage at Halleck Creek project in Wyoming
There are now 2.34 billion tonnes of material grading 3,196 parts per million total rare earth oxides.
Tsingshan’s 2023 nickel output jumps to record high
Tsingshan Group's nickel output rose 27% in 2023 to a record 1.12 million metric tons nickel unit.
China’s CMOC eyes further growth in Congo and beyond after taking cobalt crown
CMOC last year became the world's No. 1 cobalt mining company with production of some 55,000 tons.
Vedanta weighs sale of minority stake in Zambian copper assets
The company is talking to a range of financing partners to raise money for a restart of its Konkola Copper Mines unit.
Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion
Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form of tiny particles, it suffers negatively from heat, pressure, corrosion, oxidation and other conditions.
