Emissions surged after the processing facility opened to produce critical mineral for electric-car batteries, an environment ...

Residents living near a mine contracted respiratory illnesses following continued exposure to sulfur dioxide gas, a US non-profit found.

China’s dominance of critical mineral supply chains is not as absolute as it may appear. Cobalt is a case in point. China ...

Air pollution by the world’s biggest cobalt producer appears to have damaged the health of local communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an investigation by environmental groups.

An EIA report delves into allegations against cobalt producer CMOC for causing environmental and human displacement issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The report raises concerns about air ...

A major new deal aimed at securing critical minerals for the United States is moving forward, but its success depends on a key policy decision in Washington. A U.S.-government-supported consortium led ...

When the earth caved in eastern Congo last week, more than 200 Congolese miners were buried alive. Those who survived spent the next several days pulling hundreds of bodies from the red clay that has ...

Along the 63-mile highway between the towns of Kolwezi and Fungurume sit two towering symbols of China’s stranglehold over resources in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo: huge ...

JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON (Reuters) -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 ...

Glencore (OTCPK:GLCNF) (OTCPK:GLNCY) said Wednesday that much of its cobalt production likely will remain unsold by the end of 2025 due to Democratic Republic of Congo's suspension of cobalt exports.

LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain is to be used for the first time to try to track cobalt’s journey from artisanal mines in Democratic Republic of Congo through to products used in smartphones and ...

As China's own demand for raw materials grows, it will become even more dependent on third parties to supply the mining ...