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I never figured out why the cobalt has to come from the Congo. There are cobalt mines in North America that are sitting idle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co
by alan 7y ago
I never figured out why the cobalt has to come from the Congo. There are cobalt mines in North America that are sitting idle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt,_Ontario https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt,_Ontario
- nickserv 7y agoIt's cheaper when you don't need to follow labor and environmental regulations.
- hanniabu 7y agoBingo, and when it becomes too expensive there, you just do your typical political corruption/bribery dance and get the rules to change here so you can continue to profit from environmental destruction.
- WorldMaker 7y agoBesides, warlords often want lots of Nickel and other metals for projects. The Cobalt is "waste product" from what they were going to be mining for in the first place.