And around 2016, I heard from some colleagues in the field about very appalling conditions in the mining of cobalt in the DR Congo. And I had no idea what cobalt was. I thought it was a color.

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a booming industry that is putting a lot of citizens to work, as something like 70 percent of the world’s cobalt comes from the African ...

The demand for cobalt and other minerals is fueling a decades-long humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Cell phones and electric cars rely on the mineral, causing a boom in demand. Locals are hunting for this buried treasure—but are getting almost none of the profit.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended its ban on exports of cobalt by three months as the world's dominant producer ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo will launch this month new monitoring and tracing mechanisms to tackle child labour in cobalt and copper production, a mines ministry official said on Thursday.

Cobalt used in batteries for phones, laptops and electric vehicles could come from mines in Democratic Republic of Congo that use child labour, an Amnesty International report said on Tuesday.

Base metal trading giant IXM—a subsidiary of world-leading cobalt producer, China's CMOC—has declared force majeure on its ...

Two thirds of the world's cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. After producing just 800 metric tons in 1994, the yearly output was 98,000 metric tons by 2020.

Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a booming industry that is putting a lot of citizens to work, as something like 70 percent of the world's cobalt comes from the African nation.