Big Tech firms beat lawsuit from child laborers forced to work in cobalt mines Buying cobalt doesn't make US firms liable for abuses in DR Congo, court rules.

A new series of images taken from inside cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo raise uncomfortable questions for American tech companies claiming to be 'clean'.

While pulling out of the cobalt mining supply chain removes Apple from moral responsibility, sort of, it doesn’t help the miners who lose their jobs.

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

Apple Inc said on Thursday it would use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 as a part of its efforts to make all its products carbon neutral by the end of the decade.

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

Apple’s Tim Cook Tells Dua Lipa ‘We Can’ Guarantee Children Aren’t Mining iPhone 15’s Cobalt | Video The singer says she read “distressing” articles about kids mining cobalt in the ...

Apple's African mining practices are shrouded in controversy due to claims mines are 'modern-day slavery hubs' and use child workers to collect cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Apple has significantly expanded the use of 100 percent certified recycled cobalt over the past three years, making it possible to include in all Apple-designed batteries by 2025.

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.

America's only cobalt mine opened last year to great fanfare, since the mineral is crucial for green energy. But it surprisingly closed months later.