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Derrick Van Orden: “15 to 30% of all of the cobalt mines in the Democratic…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Rep. Van Orden Questions Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Cobalt Mining in T&I Committee Hearing

Published June 27, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:24

Again, I don't know the curve, the recency of that data, but I can tell you the cobalt composition is going down. It is accurate. Are you aware that 15 to 30% of all of the cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo are artesian mines. I believe you. That is correct. Are you aware that approximately 40 to 255,000 cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are children working in slave conditions? (01:24–01:33)

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Asserts that 15-30% of cobalt mines in the DRC are artesian.

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