Achieving economic viability for minerals security is one of the most pressing hurdles facing U.S. minerals security objectives. While this challenge spans the entire critical minerals landscape, it ...

On October 8 Reuters reported: Congo mining firms underreported $16.8 billion in revenue, audit says. State audit claims $50.4 million lost in community funds. On October 9 Global Times reported: ...

On August 6, MINING.COM reported: Glencore warns of cobalt surplus amid DRC export ban. Glencore (GLEN), the world's second-largest cobalt producer, warned Wednesday that a significant portion of its ...

The US Defense Department is seeking to buy cobalt for its strategic stockpiles for the first time in decades, the latest move to bolster domestic supplies of critical metals. The Defense Logistics ...

Cobalt is one of the world’s best battery materials, but geopolitically, it’s less than ideal. The world’s largest reserves are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where mining has long been ...

EVelution Energy plans to build the first US cobalt processing facility in Yuma County by the end of 2025. Cobalt is crucial for various industries, including electric vehicles, aerospace and defense, ...

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 ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, industrial and artisanal mining of cobalt and copper, essential for battery-powered technologies, poses risks to the reproductive health of women, preliminary ...

Throughout its years in production, the Cobalt became a staple of Chevrolet's passenger vehicle lineup and took its place among the brand's most successful models in history. Sold from 2005 to 2010 in ...