Almost 75% of global production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo - where there ... that tens of thousands of minors work in these illegal cobalt mines. In protest, activists have ...

Industrial mines produce most of Congo's cobalt, but "artisanal" miners ... in products from electric cars to smartphones should work to improve conditions at artisanal mines instead of seeking ...

Resource curse' spans centuries from Banda Islands' nutmeg to Odisha's minerals, highlighting exploitation turning riches ...

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

The artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan.

Gecamines SA, the state-owned mining company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, intends to monitor any acquisition of cobalt producer Chemaf Resources Ltd in order to obtain a mining permit by ...

This is not the first time electric vehicles (EVs) have gained in popularity. They were quite the rage more than 100 years ...

Used electric vehicle batteries still retain significant capacity and can be categorized for reuse, repurposing, or recycling ...

At the core of most demands for the US empire, we’re asking for kindergarten ethics– is that a stretch? It’s what the climate ...

Geopolitical tensions over critical minerals have become the focus of the global energy transition. The worldwide shift ...

Thousands of workers in eastern Congo extract, by hand, strategic minerals such as coltan — essential for the production of ...