That’s because all those items rely on cobalt as a key component for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that make them ...

The cobalt market is no stranger to boom and bust cycles but the current downturn is unprecedented and no-one is sure how ...

Gécamines SA, Congo's state-owned mining company, has filed an application to acquire a division of Chemaf Resources Ltd. a few months after announcing its intention to block the sale of the copper ...

making the group the world’s second-biggest cobalt producer. The global rush for copper has triggered a wave of M&A activity among the major miners, but the Congo mines have been far less profit ...

Glencore (GLNCY) has held preliminary talks about selling its multibillion dollar copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

When a government official seems to spend more time in foreign press briefings in high end hotels and first-class flights than on the ground tackling domestic emergencies, it raises a fundamental ...

M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center ...

Cobalt plays an essential role in the global clean energy transition, serving as a critical material for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries, ...

Violence escalated when the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement rebels seized control of Goma, a key mining city in eastern ...

Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired ...

Crane manufacturer Condra is solidifying its position as a supplier of cranes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

But thanks to the company’s two massive copper mines in the Congo it has rapidly grown to become the world’s largest producer of cobalt, which comes as a copper by-product. Both TFM and KFM ...