Belgium unlocks colonial-era Congo mining records with $24 trillion at stake as U.S. and China compete for critical minerals

AfricaMuseum Refuses to Transfer Congo Geological Archives to US Mining Company Despite Political Pressure

The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, Belgium is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to American mining company Kobold Metals

As Zambia Pushes New Mining, a Legacy of Pollution Looms

Brazil rare earths miner Viridis to sell to US, European buyers, not China, CEO says

Critical minerals: The human rights cost behind the clean energy and AI boom

Amnesty International's research reveals that the global surge in demand for "critical minerals" (lithium, nickel, cobalt) — driven by renew

Legal dispute erupts between US-backed rare earth mining companies over technology theft allegations

A legal dispute has erupted between two US-backed rare earth mining companies over allegations of technology theft. The companies, supported

The search for ethical rare earth mining: From Myanmar's devastation to Brazil's promise

The article examines the environmental and social devastation caused by rare earth mining in Myanmar, where heavy rare earths essential for