Fuelled by geopolitical and supply chain risk, 2025 proved a year of boom commodity prices (almost) across the board, led by ...

The following is a list of the 10 biggest mining companies by trailing 12-month (TTM) revenue. 1 Some companies outside the ...

Cobalt is a cornerstone material for lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles, yet its global supply chain is increasingly ...

We talk a lot here at Electrek about the exponential growth of electric vehicles and the massive strain that puts on ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended artisanal copper and cobalt mineral processing, according to a decree seen by Reuters, in an effort to improve transparency and prevent illegal exports, a ...

After sitting on the sidelines for nearly 30 years, the United States is preparing to dive into deep-sea mining. While the U.S. has long deferred to laws established by the U.N. Convention on the Law ...

Achieving economic viability for minerals security is one of the most pressing hurdles facing U.S. minerals security objectives. While this challenge spans the entire critical minerals landscape, it ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. At least 32 miners died Saturday when a bridge collapsed at the Kalando cobalt mine in southeastern Congo.

The Trump administration is opening up more drilling in a contentious Alaskan wildlife refuge that was restricted under the Biden administration. It’s also approving two other contentious projects in ...

The US Defense Department canceled a tender to buy cobalt, in a fresh sign of the challenges facing Western countries trying to bolster domestic supplies of the battery metal. The Defense Logistics ...