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IEA Warns Against Cobalt Dependence on Congo
The IEA is very, very worried that Congo supplies 60% of the world's cobalt. It's also very, very worried that China has 90% of...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Network Theory for Mining
Scientists from the Deep Carbon Observatory in the U.S. published a study this week where they report the first application to mineralogy of network...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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6 Reasons Copper Demand Will Soar
And it's not just EVs and stuff. There are some pretty interesting reasons here.- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Strike at Escondida Likely, Will Push Copper Up
BHP and the Escondida labor union have failed to strike a deal, so chances are the biggest copper mine in the world is in...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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A Massive Trove of Rare-Earth Metals Has Been Found in Japan
Rare metals are important in making high-tech products including electric vehicles, mobile phones and batteries. The metals lie in a seabed about 1,150 miles...- BlackTortoise Replied
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Thieves Steal $10 Mln Worth of Cobalt
Everyone's after cobalt, thieves included. Cobalt -- the new gold!- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Rio Tinto Says $4-Million Goodbye to Coal
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest miner, sold its 80-percent stake in the Kestrel coal mine in Queensland, Australia, for $2.25 billion, closing the last...- Selva Replied
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All Eyes On Copper as 'Incredibly Bullish' Investment Opportunities Arise
Global demand for renewable energy is sparking a bull market for copper as a crucial component for green energy. Roughly three times more copper...- Stormysaga Replied
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New World Disorder in Metals
Metal markets are preparing for a new world disorder "Donald Trump’s attempts to re-balance global trade have already sent the metals world into a tizzy....- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Finland Confirms Coal Exit Ahead of Schedule in 2029
Finland is planning to ban the use of coal in energy production ahead of schedule in 2029 and encourage energy companies to abandon the...- Adam Varga Replied
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First Battery-Powered Mine
Goldcorp has launched the world's first all-electric mine, meaning machines will work with batteries instead of diesel. Sounds like good news to me. Much...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Lloyd's of London excludes coal
Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal...- coal
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Gold Mining Is Lowest Emissions Producer
yeah, I know how this sounds but it just goes to show you can do anything you like with numbers. From a certain perspective--the...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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EVs Could Help Coal Demand
I know how it sounds but McKinsey says with fast enough adoption of EVs demand for juice will jump so high it will even...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Glencore's Mining Assets Have Been Frozen in DRC ... The beginning of the end?
Watching with great interest as Glencore's stock tanks because a former partner who is close to the DRC's Kabila has maneuvered as asset seize,...- Royalblood Replied
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Banks are lending to coal projects again!
Looks like the predicted demise of King Coal was premature. It turns out that Pres. Trump's support of the coal industry has awakened the...- jp morgan chase
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Brazil Overhauls Mining Laws
Brazil's government is overhauling the mining regulations of the country in a bid to attract more investment and enforce strickter environmental rules. It's interesting...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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EV growth impact on lithium demand
Lithium supply at the mining level is increasing. New mines will open in the next years and some existing mines will be expanded. But...- Guillaume Albasini Replied
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Brazilian Mining Giant Makes Big Moves On Electric Car Batteries
Vale will invest roughly $1.54 billion to launch underground nickel mining operations in Canada to meet booming demand for minerals used in EV batteries....- Vlad Kovalenko Replied
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Cobalt Prices Fall on Ample Supply
For the first time in about two years. Chinese battery manufacturers believe they have secured enough supply for now. Swing producer or yes?- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Miners Can Get No Break
Just when miners began to recover from the commodity prices slump it's facing resources nationalism and higher costs on the back of higher oil...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Copper Price Spikes on Escondida Strike
Escondida miners are striking, the latest round of talks with BHP is unlikely to result in anything else than an extension of the strike...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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China move to secure cobalt supply
Half of the EV are sold in China and chinese battery manufacturers are trying to secure their grip on world cobalt supply. A strategic move...- Guillaume Albasini Replied
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Nickel on a Tear
Thanks to a major drawdown in stockpiles, probably in preparation for a major influx of EVs, and China production cuts. Up 75% over the...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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US eases sanctions on Rusal
The US Treasury Department eased sanctions on Russian aluminum producer Rusal and said it would consider lifting them altogether if the company severs ties with...- Hajga Loma DK Replied
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Gold in Beers - No Longer Boring?
A Liechtenstein asset management company says gold is on the brink of a bull market but the funny thing, as in hilarious, is that...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Can One Company Keep Iron Ore Market in Goldilocks Zone?
Vale is trying to do it, apparently. Which begs the question if this is not the same thing that OPEC is doing with oil...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Bidders Vie for World's Top Lithium Producer
it seems that a lot of miners want a piece of SQM, which holds the biggest lithium reserves in the world and recently got the...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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Ebola in Congo
There's an outbreak of ebola in Congo and it looks bad. Also, danger of civil war because of elections delays. All in all, good...- Marina Schwarz Replied
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More Trouble for Glencore in Tanzania
Trouble piling up in DRC for Glencore, now Tanzania has canceled the Barrick Gold-Glencore mining license according to media reports, concerning the undeveloped Kabanga...- Scotsman Replied
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