China’s overseas investment in metals and mining as part of its Belt and Road Initiative surged by 158% last year, hitting $19.4 billion with energy transition metals the main focus.

Restructuring to impact 10% of Kumba's workforce.

The Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner is broadening a push to extract more from its copper and cobalt joint ventures

The miner has lost more than half its market value since public protests against the Cobre Panama project started in October.

A 60% slump in cobalt prices over the last two years has exposed the fragility in Washington’s efforts to bolster supplies of critical minerals.