Cobalt mining in the DRC is marred by human rights violations, including child labor, driven by weak regulations and corruption. China's control over 70% of the global cobalt supply raises concerns ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries facing a humanitarian crisis. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reported that it’s not only experiencing one of ...

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn't doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it is ...

American company Virtus Minerals is poised to buy Chemaf, a troubled miner in the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first commercial deal borne out of the growing minerals partnership between ...

US Strategic Metals (USSM), a private company formerly known as Missouri Cobalt, has received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) for a ...

Within the global hierarchy of critical minerals that miners are racing to extract, cobalt remains highly sought after. We explore the cobalt market outlook to 2030. Generally mined as a by-product of ...

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 ...

The race to beef up global supply chains for metals and minerals crucial to the ongoing energy transition is heating up. Companies are jockeying for position within shifting production networks and ...