THE ENERGY TRANSITION WILL BE BUILT WITH METALS

by Wood Mackenzie Electrification is front and centre in the energy transition. The entire power value chain – from wind turbines and solar panels, transmission and distribution infrastructure to energy storage and batteries, electric vehicle (EV) charging and the rest – will be a winner.But what does this mean for the metals that will build […]

This Congo Cobalt story is going viral on social media right now

On Sunday night, actor James Woods posted a link on his Twitter account to an article from the Daily Mail in the UK that covers the horrors of cobalt mining in the Congo. It highlights the need for Ethical Cobalt as we have covered here extensively. It’s now Monday morning and this tweet has been […]

Declan Cobalt Changes Name to 21C Metals Inc And Symbol to BULL

Yesterday Declan Cobalt began its first full day of trading under a new name: 21C Metals Inc. and a new CSE symbol “BULL”. This move was announced in a release Wednesday, February 19, 2019 by 21C CEO Wayne Tisdale. With this change, the relevant listing symbols for the company are: On the Canadian Stock Exchange […]

New Video Further Shatters Global Cobalt Demand Forecasts

A new video released this week by Declan Cobalt highlights global cobalt demand figures that will result in a minimum of $7.5B of cobalt sales at today’s low per pound prices coming from the Vokswagen Group alone! This unprecedented demand highlights the rapid growth of Electric Vehicles sweeping across the world. This is in addition […]

IBM, Ford Lead Effort To Apply Blockchain Technology to Ethical Cobalt

What is the blockchain? In the last few years, the term has become ubiquitous in high tech discussions. While it is most closely associated with cryptocurrency, other industries are beginning to apply its principles. Understanding Blockchain Blockchain was developed by the person, or persons, who are known around the world as Satoshi Nakamoto – the […]

German Research Funding Is Big Win For Ethical Cobalt

In an announcement last Wednesday the German Government announced it would fund a research facility in the country to develop new technologies for EV (electric vehicle) batteries. The German science minister, Anja Karliczek, said the move was designed to counter market dominance by EV battery producers in Asian countries. The German science ministry dedicated to […]

5 Fast Facts From Declan Cobalt’s Drilling Announcement

Big news out of Vancouver yesterday as Declan Cobalt’s Tisová copper-cobalt mining project announced it has completed exploration efforts on the Czech-German border. Declan Cobalt is a leader in discovering sources of Ethical Cobalt after the humanitarian backlash against cobalt mining practices in the Congo. Here are five exciting takeaways from yesterday’s announcement: The target […]

Is there such a thing as Ethical Cobalt?

How much do you know about what goes into the electronics you use everyday? When the iPhone was unveiled in 2007, Steve Jobs praised it as a “magical” device. That attitude towards high tech–that they “just work”– led to an ignorance in the consumer of what actually goes into making them “just work.” Recently, however, […]