Microsoft visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December as part of attempts to jump-start formalisation of the little-regulated and dangerous industry that experts ...

The world’s sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply ...

CMOC urges DRC to lift cobalt export ban to meet Chinese client demand Glencore supports continued restrictions to stabilize global market Cobalt prices up over 50% since February amid tightened ...

China's CMOC Group, the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on exports of the battery metal, which is currently due to expire next month, ...

In a vast storage room at a nickel plant in Hachinohe, northern Japan, a group of men in suits and hard hats are squatting on ...

Rubaya lies in the heart of eastern Congo, a mineral-rich part of the Central African nation which for decades has been ...

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The Democratic Republic of Congo said it may impose strict curbs on cobalt exports when its existing four-month ban ends. The country accounts for nearly three-quarters of global cobalt mine ...

Eastern Congo has been in and out of crisis for decades with more than 100 armed groups, most of which are vying for territory in the mining region near the border with Rwanda. The conflict has ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo may impose ... and demand of cobalt,” Luabeya said. He also said the agency would consult industry players in June regarding the ban. Mines Minister Kizito ...

Deep in the green hills of eastern Congo, the mining site at Rubaya hums with the sound of generators. Thousands work to extract strategic minerals essential for the production of phones ...