According to PwC Global's Mine 2023 Report, the top 40 mining companies ... increased production due to fluctuating prices. Global cobalt demand surged to 187 kilotons in 2022, up from 166 ...

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

Yet the cobalt that helps power them and other technology comes with serious humanitarian concerns where it’s mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These mines have been the subject ...

To serve these rapidly growing industries the number of cobalt-producing countries has doubled from seven in 2000 to 16 in 2024, according to Mining Technology’s parent company GlobalData.

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Residual oversupply from 2023 prevented any price positivity in the cobalt market through 2024. According to the US Geological Survey's annual commodity report, mine supply of the battery metal ...

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 ...

As interest in cobalt has grown, so has interest in ensuring that it’s ethically produced, minimizing harm to the people who mine it and the environment from which it’s removed. Some 60% of the ...

It's laughable that any of these practices are preventing child labor, especially when Tesla's cobalt supply is getting mixed in with the output from dozens of area mines. Kamoto Copper Co. is the ...