This cobalt can come at a high human price. Seven years ago, revelations about dire working conditions in Congo’s informal mining sector vaulted into the world’s headlines after Amnesty ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo may impose ... and demand of cobalt,” Luabeya said. He also said the agency would consult industry players in June regarding the ban. Mines Minister Kizito ...

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, ...

Cobalt 27 holds almost 3,000 metric tons of cobalt, the largest private stockpile on the planet. Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg via Getty Images ... from copper mines in the DRC and nickel ...