Pericentricity on the Congolese copperbelt: how the DRC shapes Chinese cobalt supply chains and the low-carbon transitionView further author informationhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-5053jessica.dicarlo@utah.eduJessica DiCarloView further author information...
Unlike legitimate countries that export tantalum, the Congo is a nation dominated by warlords who slaughter innocent people in order to take land that is rich in highly demanded minerals, including cobalt, gold diamonds, copper and tin. For much of the past decade, cheap supplies of tantalum, ...
(Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives) 作者:悉达斯·卡拉(Siddharth Kara)。 圣马丁出版社,274页,29.99美元 《刚果民主共和国的钴矿开采:解决侵犯人权行为的根源问题》 (Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Addressing Root Causes of Human Rights Abuses) 多萝西·鲍...
Increasing Due Diligence in the Cobalt Supply Chain With around 50 percent of the world’s reserves held by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cobalt, commonly used in automotive and electronic products, requires particular attention. With rampant corruption in the area, it tops the list of ...
Cobalt is another critical component of EV batteries. It is primarily mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which accounts for over 60% of global cobalt production. However, cobalt mining in the DRC has been plagued by issues such as child labor and environmental concerns. ...
data can be used to answer the question: how long did it take in 1970 and does today in 2020 to produce as much metal as has been produced in the entire history before 1970, i.e. how long are the doubling periods (See model inAppendix). Table2shows that the doubling periods became ...
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The southern tip of the Democratic Republic of Congo is famous forthe Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine. The ore is so rich that in some places it can be dug up by hand — enterprising locals look out for the pale-purple “copper flower” that signals the presence of the mineral be...
According toMarketWatch: "The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban has led to grave concerns about the safety of Afghan citizens and foreigners alike, but also raised questions about the future of the nation’s vast mineral reserves, once valued at as much as $3 trillion. ...
" Mugabe's cronies did in fact get rich off diamonds, cobalt, and timber. But the war was extremely unpopular at home. As casualties mounted, some army officers grew restless and began plotting a coup, which was foiled in its planning stages. Mugabe dismissed his critics as "black white ...