Cobalt

This may be of interest from ATC....

Ann said:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c04026

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The new Tesla batteries won't have it. Or Nickel. eeeek, I better sell my Ni play.

I found this disturbing report on The Congo's blood cobalt mines and wasn't surprised to find the heavy Chinese involvement.

Craton said:

I found this disturbing report on The Congo's blood cobalt mines and wasn't surprised to find the heavy Chinese involvement.

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Well these are the equivalent of squatters: the min8ng companies be they Chinese or not, have no choice
If they fight back, they are horrible racist colonialists, and if they let trespassings happen:
theirs ABC will cry on the absence of H&S, of the thousands killed every year etc etc and how LGBTQ are discriminated against...
So should we stop all mining in countries where rule of law is absent

qldfrog said:

Well these are the equivalent of squatters: the min8ng companies be they Chinese or not, have no choice
If they fight back, they are horrible racist colonialists, and if they let trespassings happen:
theirs ABC will cry on the absence of H&S, of the thousands killed every year etc etc and how LGBTQ are discriminated against...

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More like trespassers IMHO, in the footage didn't see any fencing or signage around the mine, only at the admin office/s.

qldfrog said:

So should we stop all mining in countries where rule of law is absent

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Huh? That does not compute but taken literally, yes.

Craton said:

More like trespassers IMHO, in the footage didn't see any fencing or signage around the mine, only at the admin office/s.

Huh? That does not compute but taken literally, yes.

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It is not only Cobalt, this happens for coal in India, gold in Africa and South America.
They are de facto parasites on tbe back of main mining companies.
1: these guys are so poor it's their survival so can not blame the individuals
2 the leased mining holders have no choice but let this go.
You can stop it:
Fence and prevent access and let these guys starve
Close the mine...and let these guys starve
Get rid of the local government so that the mine rents and brides go to the people...called colonialism 70y ago .bringing civilisation and rule of law...
Yeap will not happen,
and not sure Australia is such a great model considering our gov history with big mining companies...
So not exactly joining the ABC outrage.
Cobalt is not the issue,the local gov is.
PS cobalt is produced in quantity near us: New Caledonia nickel mines also produce a lot of cobalt as a side target