March 16, 2018 Electric car dreams may be dashed by 2050 on lack of cobalt, lithium supplies German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.
March 16, 2018 De Beers, Mountain Province go after Kennady Diamonds to expand joint Canadian mine The partners in Canada's Gahcho Kué mine, Mountain Province, said the planned acquisition opens up some potential new options for the operation’s future.
March 16, 2018 Poland’s KGHM targets rise in Chilean copper ore output The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels.
March 15, 2018 Three tonnes of dore bars strewn across runway at Russian airport Dore bars fell from the sky.
March 15, 2018 Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects.
March 15, 2018 Czech tycoon earmarks $1.2 billion to buy Europe’s old coal “The media bubble around clean energy doesn’t reflect reality,” said Alan Svoboda, an executive director of Seven Energy.
March 15, 2018 Ex-banker’s home said to be raided in UK Rio Tinto probe UK investigators raided home of former investment banker to look for evidence connected with a bribery investigation into mining giant Rio Tinto Group.
March 15, 2018 Russian billionaire Potanin buys 2% of Nornickel from Abramovich The dispute is part of a long-running battle for control of Nornickel, a $30 billion company that is one of the world's top nickel producers.
March 15, 2018 Russian diamond company Alrosa posts 28% profit fall The average price of its gem-quality diamonds fell by 9% in 2017, it said, citing "changes in the product mix".
March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
