This memorandum forms part of a public-private partnership intended to enhance the formalization, professionalization and accountability of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).

Kolwezi in the Lualaba Province of the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where tensions are high between ...

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 ...

The Orion Critical Mineral Consortium has signed a deal to acquire mining assets in the war-ravaged country that leads the ...

Within the global hierarchy of critical minerals that miners are racing to extract, cobalt remains highly sought after. We explore the cobalt market outlook to 2030. Generally mined as a by-product of ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how long it's going to last. London Metal Exchange (LME) cobalt ...

Two companies, US Strategic Metals and The Doe Run Company, are running two different projects to produce cobalt in Missouri. The Democratic Republic of the Congo recently restricted exports of the ...

Former Dayton Congressman Tony Hall has been working to spread the word about a problem new to many Americans: Forced child labor in the African mining of the cobalt used to power many of our ...

Achieving economic viability for minerals security is one of the most pressing hurdles facing U.S. minerals security objectives. While this challenge spans the entire critical minerals landscape, it ...

At ERG Africa, we believe that legitimate artisanal mining plays an important socio-economic role in the DRC," - Davron ...