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

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

Rep. Van Orden Questions Witnesses on Cobalt Mining in T&I Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing

Published December 13, 2023 | Video Starts at 00:46

That sounds right, sir. Do you understand that 70% of the world's cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Yes, sir. Do you understand that 15 to 30% of the mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo are called artesian mines. Yes, sir. Do you understand that these artesian mines have thousands of children working in the condition of essentially slavery mining cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Yes, sir. (00:46–00:53)

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Asserts that a significant portion of mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo are artesian mines.

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