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Cobalt Demand Positively Impacted By Increasing Sales Of New Energy Vehicles 1

According to trade association the Cobalt Institute’s quarterly market update for the fourth quarter of 2022, global new energy vehicle (NEV) sales rose by 56% year-on-year to 3.5-million units, with NEV penetration reaching nearly 20% by December. The report, which was prepared with the help of Wood Mackenzie, notes that the share of cobalt-free chemistries in electric vehicle (EV) battery formulations has increased, with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) now representing more than 30% of the total market. Despite this, cobalt consumption in EVs jumped by more than 60% year-on-year in 2022. Meanwhile,… Read More Here

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Cobalt Price Drops to 48,313.0 USD Per Ton in Latest Week

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Constance

For the second consecutive week, the price of cobalt is down on the international market. Although the general price trend for mining products exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is upward on the international market for the period from January 23 to 28, 2023, the price of cobalt is expected to fall again this week. According to projections by the National Commission of Mercurials, cobalt should trade around 48,313.00 USD per tonne this week against 48,795 USD last week, a further drop in price of around 482 USD.… Read More Here

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Cobalt Prices Dropped By 4% To reach 48,795 USD per tonne Last Week

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Constance

Cobalt, one of the main mining products exported by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), experienced a significant drop in price on the international market during the period from January 16 to 21, 2023. According to the report of experts from the National Commission of Mercurials, a structure attached to the Ministry of Foreign Trade, the price of cobalt traded at 48,795 USD per tonne last week against 50,959.00 USD per tonne a week earlier. Clearly, cobalt was expected to lose USD 2,164 of its market value on the international… Read More Here

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Congo Anticipates finalizing the overhaul of its $6 billion China mining contract within the year

January 20, 2023January 22, 2023 Constance

Democratic Republic of Congo expects to reach an agreement on overhauling $6 billion of an infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors this year, Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi told Reuters in an interview. The government is in active talks with representatives of Sicomines, a cobalt and copper joint venture with Chinese state-owned firms, as well as China’s CMOC Group Ltd massive Tenke Fungurume (TFM) copper and cobalt mine, Kazadi said via videolink from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “It’s important for us to have clear agreement because this is what we have… Read More Here

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Congo President calls for greater benefits in $6.2 Billion China Metals Agreement

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Constance

Democratic Republic of Congo President, Felix Tshisekedi, has criticized a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China, stating that the country has not benefited from the deal. Congo is abundant in natural resources, including copper and cobalt, which are key components in electric vehicles, but remains one of the world’s least-developed countries. Most of its minerals end up in China, which signed a landmark deal with Tshisekedi’s predecessor in 2008 to trade roads and buildings for the two metals. The President said he is now trying to ensure that Congo receives… Read More Here

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Critical Minerals To Play A Crucial Role In 2023

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Constance

The ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe has highlighted Europe’s dependence on Russian gas, causing prices to rise for both individuals and businesses. This has led to increased demand for a rapid shift towards a green economy, which in turn is driving the need for ‘critical’ minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds some of the world’s largest reserves of these minerals. In early 2022, President Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with the Presidents of Zambia and Rwanda, signed a joint declaration to promote value addition… Read More Here

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Miners Have To Make Move Into Higher Risk Jurisdictions, ERG CEO Says

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Constance

Speaking in an interview with Fastmarkets on Thursday January 11, Benedikt Sobotka, chief executive officer of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) said that while large, listed miners have historically turned to perceived lower-risk environments such as Canada and Australia, this will need to change because there are vast resources outside those countries. “It forces companies to go into jurisdictions they have historically shied away from and makes it – particularly because of today’s ESG requirements – more difficult to get access and operate,” he said on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum… Read More Here

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EXPENSIVE BATTERY METALS

January 10, 2023January 11, 2023 Constance

The most expensive battery metals are generally considered to be lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Lithium is the lightest metal and the least dense solid element. It is used in batteries for portable electronic devices, as well as electric vehicles. The price of lithium has fluctuated in recent years, but it is generally considered to be one of the most expensive battery metals. Cobalt is a hard, lustrous, gray metal that is commonly used in rechargeable batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles. The price of cobalt has also fluctuated in recent… Read More Here

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On The London Stock Exchange, Cobalt Is Trading At USD 51,510.00 per Tonne

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Constance

On the London stock market, the price of cobalt is recovering slightly after stagnation for several weeks. According to market trends for Tuesday, December 27, 2022, a tonne of cobalt is expected to trade at 51,510.00 USD on the London Stock Exchange. Experts from the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo projected the price of cobalt at 51,240.00 USD against 51,248 USD in the second week of December 2022, a slight drop of around -8 usd. These projections by Congolese experts indicate that the general trend in the prices… Read More Here

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KoBold Metals to build copper-cobalt mine in Zambia backed by Bill Gates & Jeff Bezos

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 arnbethnic

KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has committed $150 million to developing the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia, said to be the world’s highest-grade undeveloped large deposit of the orange metal. The start-up, which has Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the world’s top miner BHP (ASX:BHP) as shareholders, will use its artificial intelligence tools to process drilling data and optimize exploration for copper and cobalt at Mingomba. KoBold is buying into what will be a joint venture with the existing owners of the project – Australian… Read More Here