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 ...

Since the plan was unveiled last month, prices of both the hydroxide and the refined metal have jumped over 20%.

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 ...

The first cobalt mine in America in decades opens Friday in Idaho. The metal used in electric vehicle batteries is in big demand yet analysts say... The first cobalt mine in America in decades is ...

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The cobalt under Congo’s soil powers the world's richest nations - but the cost is borne by the poorest. Working in hand-dug ...

It would be disingenuous to attempt to disentangle the human rights abuses connected to creating technologies from their ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain is to be used for the first time to try to track cobalt’s journey from artisanal mines in Democratic Republic of Congo through to products used in smartphones and ...

In-country stocks have already built up since exports were halted in February. China's CMOC (603993.SS), the world's largest producer thanks to its huge Congolese copper-cobalt operations, reported ...

The US Department of Defense has called off a tender for cobalt procurement, underscoring the ongoing challenges Western ...

Battery metal cobalt has been in focus in recent years for its role in lithium-ion batteries, bringing attention to the top cobalt producing countries. One of the metal’s main catalysts is the ...