On June 27, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a US-mediated peace accord in Washington, D.C., to end decades ...

But our research has found that the DRC can influence the shape of the cobalt market, in which it is the single largest producer. Cobalt is a very important metal.

The DRC is known for its cobalt mining — about 70% of the world’s cobalt is mined there and between 15-30% of the metal comes from informal, or artisanal mines.

The DRC has the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and the seventh largest reserves of copper, Amnesty International said in its report. Demand for cobalt is expected to reach 222,000 tonnes by ...

The DRC is the source for about 70% of the world's cobalt supplies. It is in the unenviable position of having one of the world's lowest GDPs while being one of the richest in natural resources ...

Average Annual Revenue: $7.4 billion Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) operates mining activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its portfolio features the Metalkol RTR project, a ...

A worker packs bags containing cobalt hydroxide at the Mutanda industrial mine, one of the large industrial copper-cobalt mines in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lualaba province, June ...

They dominate copper-cobalt mining in the DRC, they dominate EV battery metal refining and they dominate rechargeable battery manufacturing. The U.S. is trying to play catch-up, ...

On how "artisanal" cobalt mines continue to operate in the DRC — despite being illegal . Technically, under the law, there should not be artisanal mining taking place in any industrial mine.