cobalt

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The US is also negotiating a minerals deal with DR Congo to help gain access to the central African country's vast reserves of key metals such as cobalt, tantalum, lithium and copper.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The purchase brings to a close an effort, stretching back to the Biden administration, to secure critical cobalt supplies in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

After cobalt prices crashed in 2023, Chemaf’s founder put the company up for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

China currently dominates the global supply of lithium and cobalt, both of which are needed in batteries.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

He asks Theo to send him some tubes of paint before he leaves Paris: three of zinc white, four of Veronese green, and a tube each of cobalt, ultramarine, emerald green, and orange lead.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman