'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the element in …
WEBFeb 1, 2023 · 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 a "horror show ...
The rush for cobalt in the Congo reveals the human cost of the …
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · 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 vehicles.
The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush - The New Yorker
WEBMay 24, 2021 · 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 moved to the formerly...
Cobalt mining for Big Tech is driving child labor, deaths in the Congo
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · The artisanal mining industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rife with forced and child labor, unreported deaths and human rights abuses, writes academic and modern slavery...
Forced evictions at industrial cobalt and copper mines in the DRC
WEBThe expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to the forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses including sexual assault, arson and beatings.
Understanding cobalt’s human cost - Northwestern Now
WEBDec 17, 2021 · After studying the impacts of mining cobalt — a common ingredient in lithium-ion batteries — on communities in Africa’s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northwestern University is calling for more data into how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.
What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt - The New York Times
WEBNov 20, 2021 · The sale, starting in 2016, of two major cobalt reserves in Congo by an American mining giant to a Chinese conglomerate marked the end of any major U.S. mining presence in cobalt in the...
For Your Phone and EV, a Cobalt Supply Chain to a Hell on Earth
WEBMar 30, 2023 · 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 Siddharth Kara talks about the horrific conditions in …
What to Know About Mining in Congo - The New York Times
WEBNov 29, 2021 · On most days, hundreds of men trudge into this mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo wearing plastic headlamps and hoisting shovels in search of treasure underground: cobalt.
Mining Congo: A Global Power Play - The New York Times
WEBNov 21, 2021 · In recent years, it has sold its cobalt mines in Congo to a Chinese conglomerate, pushing the U.S. out of the race. Read more about the U.S. effort to tap into Congo’s minerals, and how...