During one of his many visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Siddharth Kara, an author and Harvard academic who has spent 20 years researching modern slavery, met a young woman sifting dirt ...
Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by ...
The new quota system has confused miners, who were expecting to begin shipping their stockpiles in mid-October.
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 ban was initially designed to stabilise the market and stem falling prices due to global oversupply, according to the ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Billionaires are investing in exploratory mining for cobalt and nickel on Greenland’s west coast.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (“TMC” or “The Metals Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced ...
As demand for cobalt, nickel, and other critical minerals surges, governments and companies are eyeing the deep ocean floor.