Until now, cobalt has not yet drawn as much attention from regulators compared to other conflict minerals, examples of which include the EU’s Conflict Minerals Regulation, and the United States ...

telecoms and aeronautics is funding a brutal war in the Democratic Republic of Congo—despite U.S. efforts to stop the use of so-called conflict minerals. Congo is the world’s leading producer ...

There’s a good chance there are conflict minerals in your phone, the extraction of which often comes at a human and environmental cost. If you were as aware of this as you were of the sticker ...

The conflict ... cobalt mines are notorious for human rights abuses, including the use of child labor. JX Metals Circular Solutions has established a method for separating cobalt from other minerals.

In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a Final Rule that originated with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requiring companies to publicly ...

India's trade minister on Saturday said the country has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United ...

and violence—has come to symbolize a conflict prophetic of the future. It pits development against tradition, with India’s most mineral-rich states at the epicenter. At an ad hoc restaurant ...

“Conflict Minerals—Peace and Security in Democratic Republic of the Congo Have Not Improved with SEC Disclosure Rule.” That is the title of the final required report of the U.S. Government ...

Luapula Province borders the mineral-rich Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has deposits of manganese, cobalt, citrine and copper; some reports claim there are also deposits ...

More than 4,000 naturally occurring minerals—inorganic solids that have a characteristic chemical composition and specific crystal structure—have been found on Earth. They are formed of simple ...

U.S. lawmakers have sought to prevent minerals commonly mined in eastern Congo—tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold—from ...

Coltan from militia-controlled mines in Congo is increasingly flowing into global supply chains for smartphones and computers, despite US efforts to stop the use of so-called conflict minerals.