Cobalt Blue, IWA Move Towards FID on Australia’s Kwinana Cobalt Refinery
Wedoany.com Report-Apr. 15, An Australian mining company, Cobalt Blue, has partnered with Iwatani Australia to advance the Kwinana Cobalt Refinery project in Western Australia. The agreement, signed o...
Electra Advances North America’s First Cobalt Sulphate Refinery in Ontario
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 27, Electra Battery Materials has secured $54m in non-dilutive funding, including $34m (C$48.47m) from Canadian Government sources and a $20m strategic investment proposal for i...
DRC Considering Extension of Cobalt Export Ban
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 25, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer, is contemplating an extension to its cobalt export ban, which was initially set at four mo...
China to Add Cobalt, Copper in Boost to State Metal Reserves
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 24, China plans to add to its strategic reserves of key industrial metals this year, an effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy-transition...
China’s MMG Suspends Operations at New DRC Plant After Year-Long Cobalt Slump
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 7, Chinese state-controlled mining company MMG suspended its cobalt processing plant at the Kinsevere mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shortly after its opening du...
DRC to Enforce State Monopoly on Artisanal Cobalt Amid Export Ban
Wedoany.com Report-Mar 3, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has initiated a state monopoly to oversee the production and export of artisanal cobalt. The policy aims to boost the DRC’s contr...
China’s Cobalt King Hits Output Goal Months Ahead of Schedule
Wedoany.com Report-Oct 29,The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner smashed through its full-year output target last quarter after a speedy ramp-up that’s piled pressure on global prices of the batte...