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Description: COMAKAT Mining Cooperative - Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo.nThe Democratic Republic of Congo holds more than half of the world’s reserves of cobalt. Demand for the element, which is used in many electronics, has tripled in the last decade—and it’s expected to double again by 2030. The average electric vehicle battery requires more than 13kg of cobalt, and a mobile phone battery about 7g. Demand for cobalt is expected to reach 222,000 tons by 2025, having tripled since 2010. Growing
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