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

On the other, it was producing incredibly pure cobalt metal. “We always knew it was ... But now, with a global trade war raging, the company decided to refocus its efforts on cobalt.

A proprietary molten-salt electrolysis (MSE) process originally designed for battery manufacturing has now been re-optimized ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin took a victory lap in Kursk, a Russian city that the Ukrainian army held for over six months ...

But as the Cold War escalated, American officials became ... The U.S. received repayment in metal: tons of cobalt and copper, equivalent to the value of the loans, were shipped to the U.S. These ...

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Cobalt miner Jervois Global (JRV.AX), opens ... The Idaho mine site is likely to remain mothballed until prices for the metal hit at least $20 per pound, roughly double current ...

Cobalt is a highly prized metal, especially for makers of smartphones and EVs. Almost 75% of global production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo — where there are also children toiling ...

The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only mineral-rich country to try that. Tariffs aren’t the only thing restricting ...

Cobalt metal prices fell to a nine year low in February after another year of oversupply, but rebounded sharply after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) instituted a four month export pause ...

“From the inside of engines to the covering of the supersonic missiles, to stealth bombers, to radar targeting systems, to permanent magnets, all of them contain cobalt metal in some form or ...