These stark images tell a dark tale about the mining of cobalt, one of the most prized minerals of the modern technological age. Taken near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Cobalt is in high demand as the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. Just one nation, the Congo, has more cobalt than anywhere else on Earth combined. Conditions in Congolese mines are horrible ...

A Harvard visiting professor and modern slavery activist exposed the “appalling” cobalt mining industry in the Congo on a recent episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” that went viral.