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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
This is important because they make a significant contribution to overall mining production each year. Ojewale stresses that both the DRC and cobalt-importing nations must enforce strict ...
Citizen Digital20h
DR Congo bets on cobalt export freeze to halt price tumble
The Democratic Republic of Congo has temporarily suspended exports of cobalt as the world's leading producer hopes to stem falling prices, though analysts warn the freeze is not without risk.
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Nasdaq21d
Cobalt Reserves: Top 3 Countries
With this stature comes the DRC’s share of both internal and external turmoil. Cobalt mining in the DRC has been linked to human rights abuses and child labor due to widespread unregulated ...
The Christian Century19d
The moral cost of rechargeable batteries
Kara contends that the suffering taking place in the mining provinces of the DRC today is entirely preventable through improved structures of accountability. Unfortunately, he notes, most people ...
Mining Weekly25d
Tailored crane solutions advancing DRC mines
CONGO DELIVERY The company, in 2024, delivered a 21-m-span, 5 t single-girder overhead crane to a copper and cobalt ... mining and industrial growth. Condra sold its first crane destined for the ...
Nasdaq19d
Top 10 Cobalt Producers by Country
The DRC has been the top producer of the metal since 2003, and is likely to remain a crucial supplier to the cobalt market for the foreseeable future. However, cobalt mining in the DRC is ...
Mining4d
ERG declares force majeure on cobalt deliveries from Congo
ERG’s Frontier mine in DRC. Credit: Eurasian Resources Group Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has declared force majeure on deliveries of battery material cobalt from its Metalkol operation due to ...