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

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

His older brother, Patchou Kasongo Mutuka, worked the same job at the same mine ... tunnels that frequently collapsed and buried the young miners alive. Since then, global appetite for Congo’s ...

Norinco already operates two copper and cobalt mines in southeastern Congo. Gecamines is a mining company that includes a mining complex in Katanga Province (Congo). The complex is mainly used for ...

Gécamines SA, Congo's state-owned mining company, has filed an application to acquire a division of Chemaf Resources Ltd. a few months after announcing its intention to block the sale of the copper ...

Cobalt mining, for example, has been linked to child labor and dangerous underground tunnels in parts of Africa. These workers earn little while taking on serious health risks. Related Stories ...