The clean energy revolution hinges on the Democratic Republic of Congo — where conflict, corruption, and child labor are rife
The work is hard enough for an adult man, but it is unthinkable for a child. Yet tens of thousands of Congolese kids are involved in every stage of mining for cobalt. The latest research by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimates 40,000 children are working in DRC mines....
Water power is there for the taking in many underground mines 22nd October 2024 By: Martin Creamer Water power is there for the taking across a broad spectrum of many of South Africa’s hard-rock underground mines. At a time of high electricity prices, the availability of cooling reservoir...
However, half of the children working in the cobalt-producing mines in DR Congo perform hard, hazardous labor. Adults and children involved in this industry there work in dangerous environments, often without the necessary protective equipment. This has been known to lead to respiratory and skin ...
children, in whom we also found evidence of exposure-related oxidative DNA damage. It was already known that industrial mining and processing of metals has led to severe environmental pollution in the region. This field study provides novel and robust empirical evidence that the artisanal extraction...
In 2017, some exploration companies were planning to survey old silver and cobalt mines in the area of Cobalt, Ontario, where significant deposits are believed to lie.[97] Cuba Canada's Sherritt International processes cobalt ores in nickel deposits from the Moa mines in Cuba, and the island ...
AfricaTambwe N, Rudolph M, Greenstein R (2011) `Instead of begging, I farm to feed my children': urban agriculture - an alternative to copper and cobalt in Lubumbashi. Africa 81: 391-412.Tambwe, N., Rudolph, M. & Greenstein, R., 2011. "Instead of Begging, I Farm to Feed My ...
China has been moving into Africa for some time. The aim is to secure tomorrow’s supply of critical and strategic metals. They offer in exchange debt financing for vital infrastructure. African mines are the collateral. China also scrambles for metals needed for cell-phones, electric vehicles ...