
Modern Alchemy
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Why Are the Children Mining Cobalt?
Cobalt is a byproduct of copper mining, which was a key activity of the Belgian colonialists in Congo. As Nicholas explains, the so-called Great Game continues to this day. The Chinese attitude has been to buy up as much of the Cobalt supply as possible. Silicon Valley needs to look at very, very carefully because they believe that they will always be able to buy batteries from China.
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