A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

But the spreading conflict in Congo poses a more insidious problem for the global tin market. It’s not just units that are ...

Congo’s mining registry said the map they ... Muvunga Kakule used to do artisanal mining in the reserve while also selling food from his farm to other miners. The 44-year-old said he’s ...

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...

But the impact in cobalt has been limited. Sure, artisanal production in the Congo has dwindled and new projects such as MMG’s Kinsevere cobalt plant, also in the Congo, have been deferred.

In 2019, the Congolese government created ARECOMS, a body to regulate artisanal mining, notably by banning child labour and carrying out environmental studies into the practice. But rights groups ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold producers.

Alphamin Resources' decision to suspend operations at the Bisie tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the fragility of tin's global supply chain.