Cobalt is a critical mineral that has become increasingly valuable as the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) rises. According to Investing News Network on September 17, cobalt's essential role in ...
Trade in minerals from the Rubaya region accounts for more than 15 percent of the world's supply of tantalum, which is produced by artisanal miners. Several UN reports show that artisanal mining by ...
low-cost investment that rapidly injects Cobalt Blue into the mid-stream segment of the strategically aligned nations’ critical minerals supply chain,” said CEO Joe Kaderavek. He added that ...
Democratic Republic of Congo plans to clamp down on companies that buy or source minerals from its war-torn eastern region, where smuggling is fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
A US congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced violence in Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Congo is the world's top producer of tantalum, which is considered a critical mineral by the United States and the European Union. The report added that "the SEC disagreed with some of GAO's ...
The rules, which came into effect in 2014, are meant to help sever the link between the illicit mineral trade and violence in Congo. They were originally part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank act.