Africa has some of the richest cobalt deposits on Earth. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leads the pack. It produces around 70% of the world's cobalt. This comes from its mineral-packed areas, ...

Copper and cobalt producer Chemaf Resources Ltd. has abandoned a deal to sell itself to Norin Mining Ltd., in a potential ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

A Congolese ministerial committee recommended measures to bolster a temporary ban on cobalt exports, including working with Indonesia, the No. 2 supplier of the battery metal. The Democratic Republic ...

March 21 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo could extend a four-month export ban on cobalt introduced in February following a sharp drop in the metal's price, government spokesperson Patrick ...

Rivalry for critical minerals is intensifying, but observer says US ‘doesn’t offer viable alternative’ to Chinese investments in DR Congo.

Cobalt prices have soared more than 50% from a two-decade-low since Congo implemented the export ban on Feb. 22 to rein in oversupply. The central African nation accounts for about three-quarters ...

"The memorandum of understanding is under process, and both countries are interested," said the second source ... for sourcing supplies of cobalt and copper. Congo is the world's top producer ...

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has declared force majeure on deliveries of battery material cobalt from its Metalkol operation due to the Democratic Republic of Congo's ...

Cobalt prices soared on Monday as concerns over supplies mounted after Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) declared force majeure on deliveries because of a Democratic Republic of Congo ban on exports ...

Prices for cobalt hydroxide — the main product exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo — have jumped 84% since the country imposed a four-month suspension on shipments in February to ...

House subcommittee hears that the cobalt-rich African nation’s population is suffering as ruling elites and their partners profit.