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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost …
FUNGURUME, Democratic Republic of Congo — Alain Kasongo, burly and goateed, worked for four years driving the heavy trucks that hauled away tons of cobalt ore from a gaping hole at one of the ...
''Cobalt Red'' describes the ''horror show'' of mining the element in …
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the …
A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy …
More than 100 interviews and thousands of pages of documents show that the race for cobalt has set off a power struggle in Congo, a storehouse of these …
Producing Battery Materials in The DRC Could Lower …
London and Kinshasa, November 24, 2021 – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low …
Battery maker Northvolt looks at sourcing cobalt from Congo
Swedish battery maker Northvolt is looking to source cobalt, used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries, from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company said on Friday.
Chinese Battery Giant CATL Buys Stake in Congo''s Manono Lithium Project …
(Yicai Global) Sept. 29 -- Contemporary Amperex Technology is snapping up a 24 percent stake in one of the world''s biggest and highest-grade lithium reserves located in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Chinese electric car battery making giant moves to
Zambia and DRC Sign Cooperation Agreement to manufacture …
Lusaka, 29th April 2022 – Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a historical cooperation agreement to facilitate the development of value chain in …
Cobalt EV batteries from Congo could reduce emissions
T he Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a favourable destination for the manufacturing of sustainable battery materials used in high-nickel batteries. DRC''s significant cobalt deposits and hydroelectric electricity can make it a low-cost and low-emissions manufacturer of cathode precursor materials for lithium-ion …
Tesla battery material supplier tops list of human rights abuses …
A worker assists in the operation of an excavator at Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining Ltd.''s KOV copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 1st, 2012.Tesla buys ...
As global interest in DR Congo''s lithium deposits soars, the …
Communities and the DRC could lose out unless companies and investors disclose key information on the deals and people behind them, and address environmental risks. 13 December 2021 (Updated 31 January 2022) – A new investigation into the DRC''s nascent but globally significant lithium sector sounds the alarm on a swathe of potential …
Why a Chinese Company Dominates Electric Car Batteries
NINGDE, China — As the global pandemic hit, the world''s biggest maker of electric car batteries, a Chinese company now worth more than General Motors and Ford combined, suddenly faced its own ...
Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rubaya coltan mines The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) produces copper, diamonds, tantalum, tin, gold, and more than 70% of global cobalt production. [1] Minerals and petroleum are central to the DRC''s economy, making up more than 95% of the value …
As global interest in DR Congo''s lithium deposits soars, the …
Three companies – AVZ Minerals Limited, Critical Resources Limited and Tantalex Resources Corporation – have publicly announced plans to carry out lithium …
Green Energy''s Dirty Secret: Its Hunger for African Resources
A digger descends into a copper and cobalt mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on June 8, 2016. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images Human Rights
Mining metals vital for EVs is ''wrecking lives'' in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
The mining of minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to human rights abuses, including forced evictions and ...
Can the Democratic Republic of the Congo''s mineral …
Minerals like lithium and cobalt are key components in the batteries that could support the world''s transition away from fossil fuels. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa''s second-biggest country …
Hunt for the ''Blood Diamond of Batteries'' Impedes Green Energy …
The man, Albert Yuma Mulimbi, is a longtime power broker in the Democratic Republic of Congo and chairman of a government agency that works with …
Cobalt powers our lives. What is it—and why is it so …
The company takes spent lithium-ion batteries, breaks them down, and extracts their metals—including cobalt, lithium, copper, and nickel—to reuse them for new batteries.
Lithium mining in DRC could make it a top global supplier
Although it does not yet produce lithium, the Democratic Republic of Congo looks set to become one of the world''s suppliers of this metal, classified as strategic by the Congolese authorities in 2018, by as early as 2022. In …
A variety of new batteries are coming to power EVs
The lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that power most EVs are their single most-expensive component, typically representing some 40% of the price of the vehicle when new.
The U.S.-Zambia-DRC Agreement on EV Batteries …
The United States, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the electric vehicle (EV) batteries industries in December 2022.
Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation between Democratic Republic of Congo''s GROUP CHOICE HOLDING COMPANY and Fengri Electric Group Co., Ltd…
On May 30th, the Democratic Republic of Congo''s GROUP CHOICE HOLDING COMPANY and Fengri Electric Group Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony for a strategic cooperation memorandum in Jiangxi Fengri Power Co., Ltd. with the …
BloombergNEF presents compelling case for DRC to become battery …
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode ...
China''s Zijin says will advance disputed, giant Congo lithium project
BEIJING/NAIROBI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China''s Zijin Mining, opens new tab said it will defend its right to advance the contested Manono Lithium mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after ...
As EU moves to secure its supply of transition minerals, a rush for lithium …
London, November 14- Three lithium mines in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are linked with major corruption red flags and some face allegations of human and environmental rights violations, according to a new report by Global Witness.
The Dark Side of Congo''s Cobalt Rush
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was reorganized in 2015, and Kolwezi became the new capital of a region called Lualaba. The first governor of Lualaba, Richard Muyej Mangez Mans, promoted ...
Glencore to expand DRC exposure as it pushes into lithium
Glencore plans to increase its exposure to the Democratic Republic of Congo to source metals vital to electric car batteries, as the commodity trading giant seeks to expand in the rapidly growing ...
Congo, child labour and your electric car
Informal workers produce almost a third of the country''s cobalt. Can mining groups address the problem?
Forced evictions at industrial cobalt and copper mines in the DRC …
The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses including sexual assault, arson and beatings. In a report, Powering Change or Business as Usual?, Amnesty International and the DRC-based organisation Initiative …
Lithium mining in Africa reveals dark side of green energy
The new rush for lithium in Africa risks fueling corruption and harming local communities and the environment, investigations have shown. At a Chinese-run lithium mine in Namibia, local workers ...
Cobalt mining for Big Tech is driving child labor, deaths in the Congo …
Child labor, sexual assault, birth defects, abject poverty, workers buried alive: A new exposé on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the curtain on ...
Battery maker Northvolt looks at sourcing cobalt from Congo
STOCKHOLM, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Swedish battery maker Northvolt is looking to source cobalt, used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries, from the Democratic …
Cobalt-rich Congo tries to push into battery manufacturing
Democratic Republic of Congo''s government said on Wednesday it would push to develop domestic battery manufacturing capacity to add value to its exports of minerals such as …
Cobalt Market Report 2021
After remaining flat during the first stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, the market rebounded in 2021 growing 22% year-on-year (y/y) to 175 kt. Demand rose by 32 kt in 2021 alone compared to 51 kt in the 5 years from 2015-20. Growth was led by lithium-ion battery
Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost …
FUNGURUME, Democratic Republic of Congo — Alain Kasongo, burly and goateed, worked for four years driving the heavy trucks that hauled away tons of …
The Lithium Rush in Africa | Global Witness
Lithium resources have been identified in Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Ethiopia. Several projects on the continent have been backed by major players in the battery and commodity industry such as CATL, Ganfeng Lithium and Glencore.
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