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  1. Marina Schwarz


    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...
      

  2. LB


    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...
      

  3. KM


    I would like to hear from members about getting heavy equipment replacment parts Used, or reman? What has been your experiences

  4. TS


    As of May 2, looks like the cobalt rally might be after a 7-month run:   
      

  5. OS


    More coal plants are now projected to retire more quickly than experts thought a year ago, according to energy-industry analysts, despite Trump's promises. It...
      

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  6. Marina Schwarz


    Glencore's woes in the DRC, Freeport's troubles in Indonesia and the higher taxes and royalties are prompting some analysts to warn of impending doom...
      

  7. SP


    A shortfall in supplies of metals such as cobalt, copper, lithium and nickel is likely to slow down the production of batteries for electric...
      

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  8. CMOP


    Days after FirstEnergy approached the Department of Energy with a request for what would have effectively been a bailout package, the company announced that its coal...
      

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  9. CMOP


    HSBC has announced that it will cease financing all new coal-fired power plants around the world with three exceptions — Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam. They...
      

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  10. Marina Schwarz


    Greenland is voting tomorrow and depending on the vote, the tie with "parent" Denmark could be cut sooner rather than later. Many expect the...
      

  11. ML


    So we've got a 10% tariff on imports of aluminum to the U.S., plus sanctions on Russia, which include it's Rusal aluminum company. Things...
      

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  12. Marina Schwarz


    "Months into the Korean War, President Harry Truman capped wages and imposed price controls on the steel industry, seizing authority under a newly passed...
      

  13. ML


    Vistra CEO is all over the news lately, giving a bunch of interviews after the company shut down its coal-fired plant in Texas and...
      

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  14. AN


    IMF's April report is sweet on cobalt: Cobalt, another raw material for batteries, has experienced sharp price increases since 2016, fueled by tight supply...
      

  15. VK


    Now researchers at the University of California – Berkeley have found a way to create disordered cathodes that use metals other than cobalt, such...
      

  16. CMOP


    Senate Republicans are moving to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the second highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency. A Senate vote...
      

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  17. Marina Schwarz


    The copper market's in for a shortage sooner than expected. Old mines are getting depleted and there's not a lot of investment in new...
      

  18. Marina Schwarz


    Vanadium, a metal usede in batteries, is waiting for its "Elon Musk moment", that is, a businessperson of the magnitude of Musk to promote...
      

  19. CMOP


    A GOP lobbyist and strategist, who managed Rick Perry’s 2016 presidential bid, reportedly dined with President Trump Wednesday night. The dinner comes at the same time...
      

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  20. PP


    Debswana, the joint venture between Anglo American Plc’s De Beers unit and Botswana’s government, is seeking permission to deepen the Jwaneng mine to 830...
      

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  21. Marina Schwarz


    Another day, another battery, lithium-sulfur this time. And it uses molybdenum and some are already speculating this element can disrupt (excuse the buzzword) the...
      

  22. CD


    Looks like the mining industry has a god friends in the Congress. After they failed to obtain bailouts for failing coal plants and mines...
      

  23. Marina Schwarz


    Imagine digging a hole in your yard and striking cobalt. This apparently happens a lot in Congo and people are dropping everything, taking shovels...
      

  24. Marina Schwarz


    Wood mac has joined Morgan Stanley in forecasting a lithium and cobalt oversupply beginning as early as next year. Miners must be adding production...
      

  25. Marina Schwarz


    African government are after miners for not paying enough taxes and not keeping up their promises to create jobs. On the one hand, there's...
      

  26. DD


    For years Rio Tinto has been the sole international copper mine operator in Mongolia, bound closely to a country where it has bet billions...
      

  27. SP


    The federal government released its long-awaited draft regulations for the phase-out of coal-fired power in Canada, the first step to fulfilling a central piece...
      

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  28. PP


    Miner and commodities trader Glencore has bought Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek coal mine in Australia for $1.7 billion, which increases the Swiss firm’s presence...
      

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  29. Marina Schwarz


    BMI Research is predicting that copper production will grow by 3.8% annually over the next 10 years driven by EV demand. I'm beginning to...
      

  30. Marina Schwarz


    Almost half of Canada's pot-growing startups were previously resource companies before going green, so to speak. Interesting.
      

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