The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush - The New Yorker
2021年5月24日 · Southern Congo sits atop an estimated 3.4 million metric tons of cobalt, almost half the world’s known supply. In recent decades, hundreds of thousands of Congolese have …
'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the element in …
2023年2月1日 · 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 …
The rush for cobalt in the Congo reveals the human cost of the …
2022年2月23日 · Beneath Congo’s rich red earth lies the world’s largest known deposit of cobalt, a key metal in the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric …
The human cost of cobalt: Modern slavery in the ... - NPR Illinois
2024年3月13日 · Most of the world’s cobalt is extracted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But to get it, hundreds of thousands of Congolese people labor with no other means to survive. On …
Cobalt powers our lives. What is it—and why is it so controversial?
2023年12月21日 · Yet the cobalt that helps power them and other technology comes with serious humanitarian concerns where it’s mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Environmental Impacts of Cobalt Mining in Congo
2023年3月28日 · Cobalt Mining in Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa’s second-largest country, is endowed with an exceptional array of natural resources, from …
Ending Exploitation in the DRC’s Deadly Cobalt Mines - The Fund …
2023年6月6日 · From the rubber farms of King Leopold’s brutal Congo Free State in the 1890s to the palm oil plantations and uranium mines of the twentieth century, cobalt mining is just the …
Blood Batteries: The Congo’s Cobalt Crisis
2024年10月29日 · The DRC, a sub-Saharan country, is the primary source of the world’s cobalt, accounting for over 70% of global production. It is also among the five poorest nations in the …
The fight for Congo's cobalt - NPR
2024年4月26日 · Hidden inside your smartphone, your laptop, your electric car is the metal cobalt, an ingredient crucial for a rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and other renewable energy sources.
For Your Phone and EV, a Cobalt Supply Chain to a Hell on Earth
2023年3月30日 · The race for high-tech metals has sparked a cobalt boom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that has come at a steep human cost. In an e360 interview, author …