September 21, 2020 ‘Free money’ for banks as investors pile into fractured gold market The world’s largest 50 investment banks are on track to double their income from precious metals this year.
September 21, 2020 Tesla “battery day” a possible blow to cobalt miners Among expected announcements may be a cobalt-free battery, which will need higher quantities of less costly metals such as nickel and manganese.
September 21, 2020 Mountain Province resumes diamonds sales in Antwerp Company sold 210,661 carats for a total of $8.9 million or $42 per carat at its first traditional diamond sale since the pandemic began on Sept. 19.
September 21, 2020 Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing Wheaton’s planned UK listing by year-end would make it the largest metals and mining company to join the LSE since Glencore in 2011.
September 18, 2020 CIBJO to train CSR, SDG officers in jewellery industry CIBJO and Intertek Italia would create a pilot program that could lead to the creation of the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation.
September 17, 2020 Uranium One targets 10% of lithium market by 2030 The unit of Russia's state-owned nuclear energy firm Rosatom, plans to begin producing lithium by 2023.
September 17, 2020 Cornish Lithium finds “globally significant” grades at UK project Initial testing of geothermal waters in Cornwall’s historic mining area shows they contain some of the world’s highest grades and best overall chemical qualities for lithium.
September 16, 2020 Cobalt price rally boosts MINING.COM EV Metal Index Stockpiling by China's State Reserve Bureau "could mark a point where cobalt prices begin a sustained rise".
September 16, 2020 Canada ranked 4th, US 6th in lithium-ion battery supply chain If the US were to increase its investment in raw materials and promote EV adoption, it could overtake Japan and China in 2025, says new report.
September 16, 2020 Palladium market deficit to narrow significantly in 2020 – report In other PGMs, platinum is forecast to move into a bigger surplus, while rhodium's market deficit is expected to deepen.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am