According to PwC Global's Mine 2023 Report, the top 40 mining companies ... increased production due to fluctuating prices. Global cobalt demand surged to 187 kilotons in 2022, up from 166 ...

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With this stature comes the DRC’s share of both internal and external turmoil. Cobalt mining in the DRC has been linked to human rights abuses and child labor due to widespread unregulated ...

Global cobalt mine production reached a record high of 230,000 metric tons (MT) in 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), with the help of increased output from the Democratic ...

To serve these rapidly growing industries the number of cobalt-producing countries has doubled from seven in 2000 to 16 in 2024, according to Mining Technology’s parent company GlobalData.

Residual oversupply from 2023 prevented any price positivity in the cobalt market through 2024. According to the US Geological Survey's annual commodity report, mine supply of the battery metal ...

It's laughable that any of these practices are preventing child labor, especially when Tesla's cobalt supply is getting mixed in with the output from dozens of area mines. Kamoto Copper Co. is the ...

Cobalt mining in the DRC is marred by human rights violations, including child labor, driven by weak regulations and corruption. China's control over 70% of the global cobalt supply raises ...

As interest in cobalt has grown, so has interest in ensuring that it’s ethically produced, minimizing harm to the people who mine it and the environment from which it’s removed. Some 60% of the ...