Environmental and human costs of cobalt mining exposed in DRC investigation
Electric vehicle batteries rely heavily on cobalt, but mining this crucial element can result in severe environmental and human costs. In a recent investigation for...
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The hidden costs of clean energy: Environmental and human impacts of mining for lithium and cobalt
As the world pushes toward cleaner energy to combat climate change, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources is seen as crucial for the...
Challenges and struggles in the DRC’s cobalt mining industry: Price drops, artisanal miners and sustainability
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world’s largest cobalt producer, faces challenges as falling prices impact local miners. Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba, from Katanga, recalls...
Electra Battery Materials and Eurasian Resources Group enter cobalt supply agreement
Electra Battery Materials Corporation and Eurasian Resources Group S.A.R.L. , a prominent diversified natural resources group based in Luxembourg, have officially inked a binding letter...
Ekometall’s Kelchalpe Project unveils promising copper, gold, and unexpected cobalt discoveries in Austrian mining venture
Ekometall Group Ltd., via its wholly owned Austrian subsidiary Ekometall Exploration GmbH (EMEX), has received laboratory results from prospecting survey work at its Kelchalpe license...
World Bank indicated that graphite, lithium, and cobalt production must increase by more than 450% by 2050
Last year, the World Bank indicated that graphite, lithium, and cobalt production must increase by more than 450% by 2050 to meet the demand for...
Europe needs to shift the focus away from mining certain metals
While certain metals, like lithium and cobalt, are essential for decarbonisation, Europe needs to shift the focus away from mining these materials towards reducing the...
China’s dominance of strategic resources
Cobalt and germanium are all both rare ores and vital for the production of everyday items like smartphones, solar panels and electric vehicles. The European...
EU lithium and cobalt demand becoming harsh reality for metal-rich countries
The European Commission estimates that for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage, it will need up to 18 times more lithium and five times more...
Latitude 66 Cobalt finds fourth largest European cobalt deposit in Finland
In the eastern part of Lapland in Finland, Australian-Finnish mining company Latitude 66 Cobalt has found the fourth-largest cobalt deposit in Europe, with the highest...