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Top China-Owned Cobalt Mine Caused Illness, Deaths in DRC: Report
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Top China-Owned Cobalt Mine Caused Illness, Deaths in DRC: Report
One of the world’s largest cobalt mining and processing plants — owned by a Chinese firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo — is causing so much pollution that it has caused a “public health crisis” for locals, an environmental campaign group said in a report this week. Cobalt is considered a critical mineral required to make the batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). About 43% of the world’s cobalt ends up in EVs. But the metal’s use has c…
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