African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 to Unpack the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Cobalt Market Prospects, Global ...

Cobalt demand grew by a robust 14% year-on-year in 2024, driven by the metal’s usage in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, ...

The country is betting heavily on the agriculture sector to achieve growth that will help reduce poverty. And according to ...

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 agreement, which spans three years, will commence with the start-up of the refinery's commercial operations.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to finalize a minerals deal with the United States by the end of June.

Glencore will provide cobalt hydroxide feedstock to Cobalt Blue’s Kwinana refinery in Western Australia, which is set to ...

Kinshasa views the plundering of its mineral wealth as a key driver of the conflict between its forces and Rwanda-backed M23 ...

DRC is hopeful of finalising a deal with the US to secure critical minerals investment and support for ending the conflict in ...

Microsoft visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December ... Trafigura and Congo mining firm Chemaf's formalisation scheme at Mutoshi, launched in 2018, ended ...

KoBold Metals, a mining start-up backed by Bill Gates that’s developing a copper project in Zambia, is getting closer to investing in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. That’s ...