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Huayou Cobalt bows to pressure over use of child labour in DRC’s informal mining sector
Glencore-backed First Cobalt to open Canada refinery this year in attempt to cut reliance on China
Decision by Elon Musk’s group drives down share prices of China’s two biggest producers
State monopoly plans to buy informally-mined cobalt in world’s most important market
Electric carmaker seeks to secure supplies of battery metal for Shanghai factory
Apple, Google and Tesla flout their own policies in sourcing material, says human rights group
SK Innovation signs six-year deal to source inputs for electric vehicle battery production
Swiss commodity trader is part of consortium raising money to fund processing plant
China is looking to secure supplies of the battery metal amid rising electric vehicle demand
Washington steps up efforts amid concerns over availability of key raw materials
Price spike is relief to miners whose shares have suffered from global growth fears
South African veteran must quickly lower costs and improve faltering performance
Mutanda facility in Democratic Republic of Congo to be shut
Mining company has been grappling with string of issues in DR Congo
Arrival of armed forces comes after 43 informal miners were killed in a pit collapse
Illegal mining has become a growing problem in the Katanga region
Supply glut of key metal in electric cars dents country’s economic growth prospects
DeepGreen’s financing follows years of regulatory uncertainty and environmental concerns
Belgian battery materials maker says agreement helps guarantee security of supply
Johnny Velloza has moved back to South Africa after less than a year on the job
Outcry over child labour in Congo has sharpened scrutiny of how key metals are mined
Swiss miner signals lower output at Kamoto as it looks to improve asset’s performance
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