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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Zimbabwe has some of Africa's largest lithium reserves, as well as chromium, cobalt and rare earth minerals.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

A Washington environmental group found that a Chinese cobalt plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo sickened locals as it raced to increase production of a mineral critical for electric-vehicle batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Their eyes so intent on the wayward stranger who trips into their net, they were blind to the cobalt on their own backs, the moonshine fighting to pierce their comers.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison