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 concerns ...

Activists are concerned that high-profile cobalt consumer Tesla isn't doing enough to demand that its cobalt be mined ethically without the use of child or forced labor. The EV company says it is ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TMC the metals company Inc. (“TMC” or “The Metals Company”), an explorer of lower-impact battery metals from seafloor polymetallic nodules, today announced ...

Cobalt is a critical material for the energy transition, with increased demand in recent years due to its essential role in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage and other ...

Within the global hierarchy of critical minerals that miners are racing to extract, cobalt remains highly sought after. We ...

US Strategic Metals (USSM), a private company formerly known as Missouri Cobalt, has received a non-binding Letter of Interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) for a ...

Norilsk Nickel, also known as Nornickel, is a leading force in Russia’s metals and mining industry. It is renowned as the largest producer of high-grade nickel and palladium and is also one of the ...

Missouri is poised to play a big role in the electric vehicle revolution, and the action is centered just outside a small town in the foothills of the St. Francois Mountains, two hours south of St.

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) operates mining activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its portfolio features the Metalkol RTR project, a significant cobalt production facility in the ...