Chinese scientists and engineers have pushed far beyond a string of US military bases known as the second island chain, reaching a seamount in the western Pacific Ocean 2,000 metres (6,561 feet) below ...

Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ, TSXV: ELBM) says it is now fully funded to complete the construction and commissioning of what would be the first cobalt sulfate refinery in North America. On ...

The DRC's cobalt ban and now their new cobalt export quota system, effective October 16, 2025, has reduced global supply, helping cobalt prices to double from their lows in 2025. Non-DRC project-based ...

The US Defense Department canceled a tender to buy cobalt, in a fresh sign of the challenges facing Western countries trying to bolster domestic supplies of the battery metal. The Defense Logistics ...

A metal once used primarily as a coloring agent in ceramics is now a sought-after commodity for the U.S. military, which wants to add up to $500 million worth of cobalt to defense stockpiles.

Cobalt spot prices were flat the past month. Cobalt market news - Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban. US Defense Dep. to buy cobalt for up to $500M (~7,480 tonnes) over the next 5 ...

Cobalt prices and shares surged in China after the Democratic Republic of Congo extended its export ban to September, constricting supplies of the raw material used in alloys and batteries. The ...

Cobalt is one of the world’s best battery materials, but geopolitically, it’s less than ideal. The world’s largest reserves are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where mining has long been ...

EVelution Energy plans to build the first US cobalt processing facility in Yuma County by the end of 2025. Cobalt is crucial for various industries, including electric vehicles, aerospace and defense, ...

The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only mineral-rich country to try that. Tariffs aren’t the only thing restricting global ...

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