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All of us use cobalt.
It's in mobile phones and batteries.
70 percent comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
But there are problems in the cobalt business with the 'small' miners.
These miners are independent.
That means they work for themselves.
People say their work's dangerous.
They say some workers are children.
There aren't enough rules.
So, in 2019 the government started the Enterprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC).
The EGC hopes to help independent miners.
But the EGC will take money too.
The miners dislike the EGC plans.
Jean-Réne Mbaza's the manager of some miners.
Independent miners can make $50 a month.
They sell cobalt at a trading centre.
They want to keep their independence.
Cobalt is a billion dollar business.
But the industry needs rules.
Without rules, companies like Tesla and Apple won't do business.
So now things are stuck.
The different sides aren't talking.
One group - Fair Cobalt Alliances - hopes to bring everyone together.
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