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 ...

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is among the countries facing a humanitarian crisis. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reported that it’s not only experiencing one of ...

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 ...

When Israeli businessman Dan Gertler set his sights on Congo, he found the minerals he was looking for, and a whole new world ...

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 ...

DRC Mining Week, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s longest-running and most influential mining platform, has officially ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.