LFA 16) Both low prices and the flat futures curve are directly attributable to the burgeoning supply of cobalt, which grew ...

Ultimately, both industrial and artisanal mining carry the same health risks, ranging from overexertion of workers to exposure to toxic chemicals and gases in the environment. In the DRC, notably in ...

The country is considering extending a restriction on cobalt exports to further push up prices. It’s not the only ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

Even a designer, keenly promoting graphite as an alternative to lithium, is unaware of the provenance of most of his favoured ...

Samsung is scaling up its battery metals recycling programme in Vietnam as part of a broader ambition to develop more ...

China has a stranglehold on the cobalt mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), representing the country’s relentless pursuit to conquer the continent.

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up ...

After spending much of the last two years trending downwards, the cobalt price is spiking in 2025. About 75 percent of global ...

Australian mining company Cobalt Blue has signed a pre-final investment decision (pre-FID) consortium deed with Iwatani ...

Cobalt is a mineral in high demand for its use in electric vehicle batteries, aerospace and defense technologies.