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Re:Children work in Congolese mines where cobalt is extracte... by samstave on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:23AM (#14966022)
Is it the leader due to in-ground cobalt supply/Capacity or due to number of slaves mining it and cost of slaves to mine required amount vs cost of slaves in other locales?
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Re:Children work in Congolese mines where cobalt is extracte... by sanxiyn on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @03:19AM (#14966236)
It is due to reserve distribution. It just happens that the richest cobalt reserve on the Earth found so far is located at Mukondo, Katanga, Congo.
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