Cobalt is a byproduct of nickel and copper mining. In recent years, cobalt has taken its place as one of the world’s most sought-after commodities due to its use in semiconductor chips and the ...

Cobalt. Unless you’re a geologist or an electrical engineer, you’d be forgiven for never giving this metal much thought. But cobalt is a vital component of the lithium-ion batteries fitted to ...

A Chinese mining company has gained control of more than a third of the world’s cobalt supply—and the U.S. is worried about ...

Cobalt (Co) is a lustrous, silvery-blue, non-ferrous metal found in cobaltite, smaltite, and erythrite minerals. Cobalt alloys are metal alloys containing cobalt as the base material. They exhibit ...

Currently, China refines 68% of the world’s nickel, 40% of copper, 59% of lithium, and 73% of cobalt, and is continuing to expand its mining operations. Cobalt is a critical mineral with a wide ...

The Biden administration has held talks with three firms in recent weeks about purchasing one of the world’s largest non-Chinese cobalt producers, according to people familiar with the matter ...

A conveyor belt carries chunks of raw cobalt at a plant in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo Cobalt is one of those metals that define the modern world. Historically it was used to ...

They accuse the companies of knowing that cobalt used in their products could be linked to child labour. DR Congo produces 60% of the world's supply of cobalt. The mineral is used to produce ...

After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards The Shabara artisanal ...