Over the past six months, the price of cobalt has more than doubled, rising to over $25 per pound. The move had been steadily building over the past year until it went hyperbolic in February. The ...

Labor strife, rights issues in Congo spur Canadian mining firms to seek other sources This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the ...

Prices of cobalt hydroxide used to make chemicals for electric vehicle batteries have risen sharply this year due to cobalt export restrictions from top producer Democratic Republic of Congo, industry ...

It's been a third tough year for battery metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt as all three markets struggle to absorb ...

A handful of Canadian miners are ramping up operations to mine cobalt, betting on demand for a socially responsible source of the metal that is in high demand as a key component of electric cars. Most ...

Cobalt is a critical material for the energy transition, with increased demand in recent years due to its essential role in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), energy storage and other ...

Just a year ago a global crunch in one metal looked likely to single-handedly derail the energy transition. Not only was cobalt, a crucial battery material, being dug up far too slowly to meet soaring ...

ONE of South Australian harness racing’s most successful trainer-drivers has been disqualified for three years on a cobalt charge. Mark Billinger, who has driven more than 1000 winners as a reinsman, ...

UPDATE: A relieved Peter Moody said he felt vindicated at the end of a drawn-out and financially draining cobalt saga that he had never cheated or felt the need to cheat. The trainer of champion mare ...

Child labor is being used in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to mine cobalt, a mineral used in lithium-ion batteries found in devices from Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft and car manufacturers ...