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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

It’s expected that market demand for the metal will increase to more than 120,000 tonnes per year by 2020 — 60% of which will account for battery production alone. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. million metric tons.

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An update on copper

Resilinc

It was the first metal to be smelted (about 5,000 BC, according to Wikipedia); the first to be shaped into molds; and the first to be alloyed with another metal—tin—to manufacture a sturdier cousin: bronze. Mining Technology’s Zachary Skidmore lists a broader set of solutions to “alleviate the pressure on the [copper] supply chain.”

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

It’s expected that market demand for the metal will increase to more than 120,000 tonnes per year by 2020 — 60% of which will account for battery production alone. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds the most global cobalt reserves , at around 3.5 A cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. million metric tons.