But a surging demand for cobalt connects them. Cobalt is a vital component of batteries, which are increasingly crucial to ...

But how material that make up such batteries are sourced can be concerning and problematic, both ethically and ...

Electric vehicles promise a cleaner, greener future. They offer freedom from fossil fuels and hope for a sustainable planet.

Typically, the researchers say, cobalt is often produced as a byproduct of nickel mining by way of hydrometallurgical methods such as acid leaching and solvent extraction, which separates cobalt and ...

Cobalt is a vital material in lithium-ion batteries, powering everything from smartphones to electric cars. But how it’s ...

But Congo remains the true prize. The impoverished and unstable country has staggering mineral wealth, with some of its ...

More than 70% of the world's cobalt, a critical metal used in electric-vehicle batteries and jet engines, comes from Congo, for example. The country is also the second-largest producer of copper.

Biden arrives in Angola on a long-promised visit to Sub-Saharan Africa::The visit will focus on a US-backed rail projectand ...