As global demand for lithium-ion batteries has grown, so has the price of cobalt. The man suspected that his discovery would make him wealthy—if he could get it …
The human cost of cobalt: Modern slavery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Today, it''s the human cost of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We''re joined by Siddharth Kara. He''s the author of "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives."
These child miners, some as young as seven, live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), central Africa. Given that more than half the world''s cobalt comes from the DRC, that one fifth of it is extracted by artisanal (or informal) miners, and that around 40,000 children work in southern DRC where the cobalt is mined, there''s a …
The precarious political economy of cobalt: Balancing prosperity, poverty, and brutality in artisanal and industrial mining in the Democratic ...
This study examines the political economy of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There, a veritable mining boom for cobalt is underway, driven by rising global demand needed for batteries and other modern digital devices. Based on extensive and ...
Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
As the markets for EVs, lithium-ion batteries and cobalt transform in the next decade, there will be impacts on the mining communities in the Congo. The relationship between …
Cobalt powers our lives. What is it—and why is it so …
ENVIRONMENT. Cobalt powers our lives. What is it—and why is it so controversial? The silvery blue metal is used to make lithium-ion batteries that supply …
How ''modern-day slavery'' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery …
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show." Some ...
The DRC Mining Industry: Child Labor and Formalization of Small-Scale Mining …
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has some of the world''s most valuable minerals, such as copper, gold, coltan, cobalt, ... More than half of the world''s cobalt resources are located in the DRC, and over …
The precarious political economy of cobalt: Balancing prosperity ...
This study examines the political economy of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There, a veritable mining boom for cobalt is underway, driven by rising global demand needed for …
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 …
Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …
Executive summary Global demand for cobalt, a key component of lithium-ion batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles, is expected to grow fourfold by 2030. More than 70% of the global production of cobalt …
Cobalt mining for Big Tech is driving child labor, deaths in the Congo …
The artisanal mining industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rife with forced and child labor, unreported deaths and human rights abuses, writes academic and modern slavery researcher ...
On most days, hundreds of men trudge into this mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo wearing plastic headlamps and hoisting shovels in search of treasure …
After studying the impacts of mining cobalt — a common ingredient in lithium-ion batteries — on communities in Africa''s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an interdisciplinary team of researchers …
Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: …
Extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the report concluded that ASM operations are an integral part of cobalt mining in the DRC and that there is a growing …
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 …
The Dark Side of Batteries: Education and Cobalt Mining in the
The Dark Side of Batteries: Education and Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 67 Pages Posted: 17 Sep 2020 Last revised: 4 Apr 2023. ... paper provides evidence that the adoption of modern lithium-ion batteries led to a decline in child education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In contrast with …
Children mining cobalt in Democratic Republic of Congo, CBS …
Children still mining cobalt for gadget batteries in Congo 05:56. A CBS News investigation has found child labor being used in the dangerous mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
After studying the impacts of mining cobalt — a common ingredient in lithium-ion batteries — on communities in Africa''s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by …
Mining of cobalt, copper in DRC leading to human rights abuses: …
The expansion of industrial-scale mines that extract cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries has led to forced evictions and human rights abuses, including sexual assault, in the Democratic ...
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 ...
A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy …
Prized cobalt mostly comes from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nickel is largely gathered in Indonesia and the Philippines; lithium in Argentina, …
