June 21, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Is deep sea mining worth the risk? The pros and cons of extraction from the seabed.
June 14, 2013 Global cobalt Most of the world’s cobalt is mined in Africa and the majority of Africa’s cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
May 29, 2013 DR Congo reaffirms export ban on copper and cobalt Customers and mining companies are skeptical about the implementation.
December 22, 2012 Congo and cobalt critical Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements,…
December 12, 2012 Ancient plant dye used to make eco-friendly biomass batteries Ancient plant dye acts as outstanding organic electrode
December 3, 2012 IMF halts DRC loans due to lack of mining transparency An IMF representative said Monday the fund has halted $240 million in planned loans to the DRC for failing to publish mining contracts as requested.
November 26, 2012 Foreign mining firms face up to 50% wage hikes in Zambia Pay and working conditions have become a thorny issue in Zambia particularly when it comes to the many Chinese-run mines in the country.
November 21, 2012 New report: DRC’s Kabila could be toppled within weeks DRC president Kabila will likely be violently removed from office should protests in major cities escalate and last longer than one week, according to a report from Exclusive Analysis, a…
November 20, 2012 Khalkos Exploration Inc.: Acquisition of McNickel nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Lac St-Jean, Quebec In order to acquire 100% of the property, Khalkos must issue 2,600,000 shares to the seller over a period of six years, with 100,000 shares at the signing of the…
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
