Top cobalt mines ranked by production in 2017
Top four mines are all located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Congo mines minister insists no compromise on new mining code
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Mitsubishi, Sumitomo said to be after Teck’s Quebrada Blanca mine
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