Do you understand that cobalt is a critical mineral that is used in electric vehicle batteries? Yes, sir. Do you understand that 4.3% of these batteries are comprised of cobalt? 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. (00:38–00:44)
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Asserts that the majority of the world's cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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