Another cobalt bust but this time it's different
The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how ...
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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers
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 ...
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Middlemen siphon billions from war-ravaged DRC’s cobalt, coltan trade
The DRC produces 70% of the world’s cobalt, yet nearly $1 billion vanishes from the legal supply chain each year.
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Glencore held talks over sale of multibillion-dollar Congo copper mines - FT
Glencore said it rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of last year.
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Column: Another cobalt bust but this time it’s different
But while it was an artisanal mining surge that caused the bust of 2018-2019, this time around it’s China’s giant CMOC Group. The company more than doubled its output of cobalt last year ...