Cobalt, a key battery metal used in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), is one of the DRC’s major exports. The move comes a mere 15 months after the opening of the processing plant at the ...

The United States is considering a potential partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to secure access to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 do ...

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 plagued ...

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 ...

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.

The DRC's cobalt mining industry is primarily concentrated in the Katanga region, where both industrial and artisanal mining operations are prevalent. AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day ...