Entertainment Industry Becomes More Vocal About The Cobalt Situation In The Congo

TOPSHOT – A general view of artisanal miners working at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi on … [+] October 12, 2022. – Some 20,000 people work at Shabara, in shifts of 5,000 at...

A “Minerals Club” Could Help Untie Us From Authoritarian Regimes, But Leaders Must Resist Nationalistic Impulses

a large setup infrastructure for mining gold and other minerals in Australia. getty US President Joe Biden and European Commission leader Ursula von der Leyen on Friday vowed “cooperation on diversify...

Cobalt: The Future of Blockchain-based Ticketing

Many ticketing industries have crossed their minds to develop current and modernized methods to enlarge income and increase consumer satisfaction. It is time they engage in blockchain technology which...

The Shift To EVs Requires A Massive Expansion Of Battery Metal Mining

Electric cars charging in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images The ongoing transition away from fossil fuels will likely trigger shortages of some key metals used in electric vehicle batteries requiring hund...

Congo Miner Threatens to Seize Giant Cobalt Project From Chinese Partner

(Bloomberg) — A shareholder dispute over one of the world’s biggest copper and cobalt mines is heating up in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after state miner Gecamines threatened to block exp...

America’s Mineral And Metal Insecurity Is A National Security Threat. It Doesn’t Have To Be.

This aerial view shows vapor rising from a geothermal power station along the coast of the Salton … [+] Sea near Calipatria, California, December 15, 2021. – Hollywood’s jetset once ...

Rising Lithium Prices Could Stop The EV Revolution – Or Could They?

One of the guiding principles of the belief that electric vehicles will take over from internal combustion is the falling cost of batteries. From a pack price of around $1,200 per kWh in 2010, the pri...

Russian Nickel Compounds Pain For Carmakers Contending With Chip Shortages

Volkswagen ID.5 electric cars being built at the company’s Zwickau, Germany, plant Getty Images Carmakers have struggled to maintain production levels for over a year owing to a computer chip sh...

Puremarkets Announces Partnership with Cobalt

Cobalt, one of the prominent providers of FX and Digital Asset risk & settlement infrastructure, and Puremarkets Ltd, trading under Pure Digital, recently joined hands to bring efficient credit an...

Panasonic To Make Tesla Battery Cells With Recycled Material From JB Straubel’s Redwood

Redwood Materials plans to build a $1 billion plant to make cathode and anode material for electric car batteries starting in 2025. Redwood Materials Panasonic, Tesla’s main battery partner since its ...