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 ...

Cobalt prices are steady as Congo extends its export ban. Explore mining updates, major project milestones, and industry ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

A few steps away, Marie Samba tends to her hens and quails, her hand dusted with feed rather than cobalt residue. A former mine worker, Marie once spent her days sorting and washing cobalt to survive.

Madagascar Mine production: 4,000 metric tonsMadagascar’s cobalt-mining industry produced 4,000 metric tons in 2023, up significantly from the 3,500 MT in 2022rebounded through 2021, putting out ...

Item 1 of 3 FILE PHOTO: Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of Democratic Republic of ...

Scott: And can you talk about the conditions in these mines? Artisanal miners carry sacks of ore at a cobalt mine near Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, in October 2022.

A few steps away, Marie Samba tends to her hens and quails, her hand dusted with feed rather than cobalt residue. A former mine worker, Marie once spent her days sorting and washing cobalt to survive.