President Félix Tshisekedi has proposed a ‘partnership that would provide US with a strategic advantage’. DRC’s negotiations ...

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for a Ukraine-like minerals deal in ...

The country’s president offered a secret deal that would give the U.S. access to key minerals in return for a security pact ...

A Congolese ministerial committee has proposed additional measures to strengthen the temporary ban on cobalt exports, including collaboration with Indonesia, the world's second-largest supplier of the ...

Environmentalists say the new Trump executive order that could boost mining threatens the Boundary Waters Canoe Area ...

China’s CMOC Group Ltd., the world’s biggest cobalt producer, posted record earnings in 2024 citing an increase in output and ...

(Augustin Wamenya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Lucrative mines are dotted all over the DRC. The majority of DRC Congo's cobalt mines are controlled by China. (Arlette Bashizi/For The ...

The head of Canada’s Conservative Party says a government led by him would aim to approve all federal permits for Ontario’s ...

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With more than 90% of cobalt sulfate production in China, Electra will be one of the few providers of cobalt in the industry without any Foreign Entity of Concern involvement. Once fully commissioned, ...