In the middle of a trade war, Congo is trying to woo Trump’s White House without risking critical investment from Beijing.

China's CMOC Group , the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on ...

China's CMOC Group, the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on ...

Chinese cobalt smelters have ample supplies of the battery-making material despite the export ban imposed by the world's top ...

If the U.S. wants to secure critical minerals it should invest in mining and processing facilities on home soil rather than ...

The Trump administration considers selling leases for seabed mineral extraction near American Samoa, igniting debate between ...

When Fidra Energy acquired a 55-acre (22-hectare) patch of northern England countryside in 2023, its plan to transform it ...

Metal investment company Cobalt Holdings is targeting June for an initial public offering in London in what would potentially be the biggest UK first-time share sale in the mining and energy ...

The Trump administration says it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific ...

Cobalt is a byproduct of nickel and copper mining. In recent years, cobalt has taken its place as one of the world’s most sought-after commodities due to its use in semiconductor chips and the ...

Impossible Metals, a deep-sea mining startup, submitted a formal request to the Department of the Interior to sell leases to ...

For companies like Glencore, this translates to continued extraction but no sales. The backdrop to this drastic measure is the decline in cobalt prices, which have more than halved over recent years.