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

But it's not just China; numerous multinational corporations operate directly or indirectly in the DRC via third-party contractors. Many of them have been accused of child labour. About 40,000 ...

Cobalt mining involves child labor, environmental damage, China's dominance, ... All Charts. Headlines; 8 hours US Crude Oil Inventories See Sharp Drawdown, Bolstering Market Confidence.

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn’t doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it ...

Interest in cobalt has increased in recent years due to its use in the lithium-ion batteries used to power electric cars.Global cobalt mine production reached a record high of 230,000 metric tons ...

A new report highlights the social and environmental harms from cobalt mining in the DRC, driven by surging global demand for clean energy minerals. Researchers investigated five mines supplying ...

03/19/2024 March 19, 2024. Child labor and unsafe mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo's cobalt industry tarnish the reputation of electric vehicles. Efforts to improve transparency in the ...

Child labor and collapsing tunnels in DR Congo's cobalt mines are bringing electric cars and other vehicles into disrepute. But the push for transparency along the country's cobalt supply chain is ...

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. Jon Brodkin – Mar 6, 2024 2:27 pm | 174 ...

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.

A fall in the price of cobalt, a silvery-blue metal used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, electronics and the defence sector, has yet to deter many Chinese-owned and other mines from expanding ...