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Cobalt, Kolwezi

Kolwezi, DR Congo10.71°S 25.47°E
computed criticality11/100
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DRC >75% of global cobalt extraction
2024
Market priceBattery tech (ETF) · $
68.38$
18% over 30dthis week 5%

Indicative delayed market price: a tension gauge, distinct from the physical flow. A rise signals the input tightening.

Fault line

Three-quarters of the world's cobalt comes out of a single province, much of it worked by Chinese companies and refined in China. Concentration of both geography and ownership.

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