The human cost of electric car batteries
Global move towards electric vehicles rides on the back of exploiting poor African workers in DRC
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Is it time to embrace artisanal cobalt miners?
THE problems around artisanal cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take “a coalition to solve”, according to Microsoft .
Source: thestar.com.my
Photos: DR Congo's faltering fight against illegal cobalt mines | Mining News
DRC, the world’s largest cobalt producer, is struggling to impose structure among the artisanal miners in the country.
Source: aljazeera.com
Congo embarks on grand experiment to formalize artisanal mining
The Democratic Republic of Congo is undertaking a huge, and potentially significant, experiment, Reuters reported recently. The effort aims to clean up the DRC’s appalling reputational image as a supplier tainted with all manner of human rights abuses and lack of supply chain transparency. Reuters reports the state, in the guise of a new enterprise called the Enterprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), aims to assume total control of the artisanal cobalt mining sector. That includes monopoly rights to buy all production. The MetalMiner Best Practice Library offers a wealth of knowledge and tips ...
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