Mining Weekly

Cobalt Blue, Iwatani sign pre-FID pact for Australia’s first cobalt refinery

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue Holdings has signed a binding pre-final investment decision (pre-FID) consortium deed with Iwatani Australia (IWA) to progress development of the Kwinana cobalt refinery, which ...
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Cobalt Blue’s Broken Hill project gets 'major project' extension

Australia’s Cobalt Blue Holdings has secured a three-year extension to major project status for its Broken Hill cobalt project, in New South Wales. The recognition by the commonwealth government ...

Glencore's cobalt output climbs on Mutanda restart; sticks to 2022 targets

Miner and trader Glencore said on Wednesday its cobalt output rose 14% in 2021, boosted by the restart of production at the ...

Cold Outside, Cool In Style: Blue Is This Winter’s Must-Have

This winter, blue is everywhere, from icy pastels to bold cobalt. Celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Rihanna ...
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Cobalt becomes priority as US military expands national stockpile

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.