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The blood diamond of batteries
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Congo Is a Very Rich Resource, and It's Very Rich in Cobalt.
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Leopold wanted some part of the world where he could reign supreme. The belgians came and extracted first rubber, which was known as red rubber because they were so violent in their means of extracting it. Congo is very rich in diamonds,. It's very rich in copper. It's also rich in cobalt. And coltan - a mineral used in electric capacities.
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