Trafigura secures $600m financing for cobalt and copper projects in DRC
Commodity trading, metals and mining group Trafigura has reported that the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
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Jervois Finland produces 2,420 metric tonnes of battery metals products
Battery metals producer and developer Jervois Global has reported that in H122, Jervois Finland produced 2,420 metric tonnes of battery
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Jubilee Metals: Investment in SA and Zambia has reshaped the company
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a diversified leader in metals processing with operations in Africa, has announced that its key achievement
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GLENCORE: mixed results for half-year 2022
In Glencore’s Half-Year Production Report 2022, Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle wrote: “Overall production was mixed period-over-period (5 commodities up
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Jubilee: new cobalt circuit commences commissioning
Jubilee’s copper strategy in Zambia includes, as its first phase, the implementation of its Southern Refining Strategy which targets to
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Idaho cobalt project on track for commissioning in Q3 2022
Jervois Global said today that its Idaho Cobalt Operations (“ICO”) capital project schedule and costing review has led to Jervois
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Anglo Pacific and streaming decarbonization metals
Battery metals will be needed to build electric vehicles and renewable power. Demand for graphite, nickel and cobalt may increase
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Glencore and General Motors enter cobalt supply agreement
Glencore and General Motors Co. have announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from
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Glencore reports on Cobalt industry
2021 started strongly from a demand and pricing perspective, with positive momentum in Chinese and European EV demand and a
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Kinsevere adds a significant amount of cobalt to its production
MMG has committed to extending the life of its Kinsevere copper-cobalt operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for
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Glencore’s highlights its metals and minerals marketing activities
Commodity markets generally performed well throughout the year, bolstered by a widespread economic recovery, following the pandemic’s severe economic impacts
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Battery metals output in China on the lower side in February
China’s lithium carbonate output was 18,609 mt in February, a month-on-month decrease of 2% but a year-on-year increase of 51%.
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Glencore & Managem partner for cobalt production from recycled batteries
Glencore and Managem are pleased to announce that they have entered into a partnership to produce Cobalt from recycled cobalt,
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Major countries based on largest cobalt reserves in the world
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest cobalt reserves in the world, at some 3.6 million metric tons
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Cobalt mine and refining supplies concentrated in the DRC and China
The global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years – in the DRC
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Cobalt industry: Geographically concentrated in the DRC and Australia
The cobalt industry is highly geographically concentrated mine production-wise, with a single country, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accounting
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Cobalt mining in the DRC shifting fast to larger players
Artisanal cobalt represents a significant portion of the DRC’s cobalt output, and under the EGC’s oversight, the government will be
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Canada and Cuba: key cobalt upstream players in the Americas
The Americas is a small player in the global cobalt production landscape, and we believe prospects for significant growth in
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Philippines is fourth largest cobalt producer with 4.7kt of cobalt output
Apart from Australia, the Philippines is the next major source of mined cobalt in Asia, although mining policy uncertainty is
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Europe’s cobalt industry dominated by Russia and Finland
Europe’s cobalt industry is limited to Russia and Finland in terms of mined cobalt, and Fitch expects this dynamic to
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DRC produces almost 90kt of cobalt contained in intermediates
The DRC is also by far the largest producer of cobalt intermediates. The DRC produced 87.7kt of cobalt contained in
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Jubilee to process 300 million tons of copper/cobalt tailings in Zambia
During 2020 Jubilee entered into various joint venture agreements to secure rights to process over 300 million tonnes of copper
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China to continue its reign on the cobalt supply downstream sector
China is the world’s largest producer of refined cobalt, most of which is produced from cobalt intermediates imported from the
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Australia ranks the world’s third largest producer of cobalt
Australia is the world’s third largest producer of cobalt, although its current output pales before that of the DRC’s, and
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COBALT: limited African production outside the DRC
Outside of the DRC, the single largest producer of cobalt is ZCCM-IH’s Mopani copper-cobalt mine in Zambia, which is undergoing expansion currently.
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COBALT: Glencore’s Katanga mine is the largest producer
The DRC will remain the key global supplier of cobalt concentrates and intermediates for the forseeable future. The country is
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China and DRC maintain dominance in global cobalt supply chain
According to Fitch Solutions, the global cobalt industry is set to receive a significant boost from the worldwide shift to
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Which metals are needed for low-carbon technology?
Clean energy technologies often rely on certain key metals which will be needed if they are to continue to expand.
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Jubilee to acquire Zambia copper and cobalt tailings projects
Jubilee, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa has announced significant further progress at its Copper and Cobalt
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Chillerton advaces its copper cobalt mining in Zambia
Chillerton, a junior copper and cobalt mining company, has become one of the largest license holders in the Zambian Copperbelt
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