Ivanhoe Mines signs deal covering 100% of Kamoa-Kakula smelter’s copper output. The smelter will process up to 500,000 tonnes annually, starting at 50% capacity. Ivanhoe secured $700 million in ...

DRC extended its cobalt export ban to September 2025 due to high stock levels. • Major producers like CMOC face delivery issues; supply risks remain but demand stays strong. • Prices are volatile ...

As armed groups continue to wreak havoc across Africa, a leading African Catholic has blamed the scourge on the race to ...

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in ...

Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Reports indicate casualties among ...

The Congo supplies the U.S. with well over half the uranium produced in the non-Communist world; it also mines and exports 75% of the free world’s cobalt (essential for jet aircraft engines), 70 ...

But most of these minerals are exported via Rwanda to China, the leading consumer of cobalt. The Chinese own mines in Congo outright, and M23 rebels control key areas surrounding the mines.

3. Results 3.1. General Information The study covered 15 mining sites in Lualaba province. These artisanal mining sites represented the majority (86%) of copper and cobalt. A total of 1778 subjects ...

However, experts have pointed out that the expansion of these critical minerals supply chains by new venture partners does not resolve the question of equitable resource management where one global ...

Cobalt has turned into a major mineral for the world's economy. It plays a big role in making batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Africa holds an important spot in the global cobalt scene. It ...

India’s ambitious plans to transition to a sustainable and resilient energy future rely on its access to critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, and cobalt (ministry of mines [MoM ...