Countries race to elevate their AI competency by building data centers. It is critical to bake environmental sustainability ...

Oversupply and shifting battery chemistries are set to define the cobalt market in 2025. Prices — subdued by excess supply ...

After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards The Shabara artisanal ...

the world’s largest cobalt miner, set a new production record last year and plans to maintain similar output levels through 2025, driven by ramped-up operations at two African mines. The company ...

Lubumbashi is a city in the mineral-rich Katanga region in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).Many people might not have heard of it, but Lubumbashi and its surrounding region have ...

We're opposing lax environmental standards, challenging a proposed phosphate mine off the coast of Mexico, and working on issues surrounding rare-metals exploration (nickel, cobalt, copper and ...

Cobalt prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2016, driven by a surge in global production that continues to exert ...

The world’s No. 1 cobalt miner churned out a record volume of the metal in 2024, thanks to a speedy ramp-up of its giant mines in Africa. China’s CMOC Group said Monday it produced 114 165 t ...

Nearly all cobalt output is a byproduct of nickel and copper mining. Copper production in the Congo is rising fast leading to a near 40% jump in the country’s cobalt output in 2024.

Cobalt prices started 2024 trading at the US$29,151.50 per metric ton level, the highest price point the battery metal achieved in 2024. By the end of the year prices had contracted by 16.68 ...