Depleting ore grades of cobalt deposits at Glencore's Mutanda mine in Congo means the miner will produce up to 15% less a year of the battery metal, three sources with knowledge of the matter said ...

Cobalt prices went ballistic in 2017 with the metal quoted on the LME ending the year at $75,500, a 129% annual surge sparked by intensifying supply fears and an expected demand spike from battery ...

Many raw materials used in the batteries, such as cobalt, may soon be in short supply. The European Commission is preparing a new battery decree, which would require the recycling of 95 percent of ...

The layoffs come as Glencore considers a plan to stop mining oxide ores at Mutanda — the world’s largest and richest source of cobalt — and invest in new methods to extract the metals from ...

TORONTO, July 30, 2018 /CNW/ - Power Ore ("Power Ore" or the "Company") (TSX.V: PORE) is pleased to provide an update on its 100% owned silver and cobalt Mann Mine in the Gowganda – Cobalt ...

Lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO 2) is the compound used for the cathode in LIB for handheld electronics. Traditionally, the synthesis of this compound requires temperatures over 800°C and takes 10 to ...

“The aggregate annual production of nickel and cobalt is 132,000 tonnes and 6,300 tonnes respectively,” it further stated. Significantly, the extraction of iron oxide is also targeted by Knights Bay ...

Cavers in Cheshire have uncovered an early 19th-century cobalt mineshaft. The lack of oxygen has turned it into an underground 'time capsule' and preserved items discarded by the workmen.