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 ...

Cobalt production has seen significant growth in recent years, driven by increasing demand and substantial investments from ...

Metal extraction of 96.1 - 98.5% nickel and 96.1 - 97.7% cobalt from bioleaching tests. Bioleaching could offer much higher metal recoveries than flotation (29-51% nickel and 48-89% cobalt), ...

Cobalt is a cornerstone material for lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles, yet its global supply chain is increasingly ...

The deep-sea mining market is gaining traction as governments and industries seek secure access to critical minerals needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy, electronics, and defense ...

Penn researchers led a collaborative effort pioneering safer, more sustainable technique to extract elements critical to battery-powered technologies. Findings pave the way for getting value from ...

Cobalt is vital in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), phones and renewable energy. Challenges in the cobalt supply chain include geopolitics, sustainability issues and social concerns ...

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 ...

Carbon-negative mining offers a promising path to meeting the mineral demands of the energy transition while shrinking the ...

Recently, the Strategic Mineral Regulatory and Control Agency (ARECOMS) of the DRC issued Document No. 2025/006, which will allow the cobalt export quotas for Q4 2025 to be extended until the end of ...

In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio. The ...

Cobalt is essential for producing lithium-ion batteries and is extensively used in electric vehicles, computers, and smartphones. As demand for electric vehicles rises, global cobalt demand is ...