-Indispensable: In next-generation aero-engines and large gas turbines (used for power generation and ship propulsion) that pursue higher efficiency (higher operating temperatures) and reliability, ...

However, cheaper alternatives have been developed, for example cobalt–manganese catalysts. They have a high activity and are stable over a long period of time.

A cobalt mine in Idaho was set to start operations last fall but then idled in late March, despite producing a mineral used in the U.S. electric vehicle sector, which is desperate for domestic raw ...

Cobalt can be—and is—poisonous to the body in high enough quantities. ... That could involve trying to secure more than $5 or $8 a day for Congolese families, for example, ...

Apple, for example, aims to massively reduce its use of all materials sourced directly from mines, and has said that 13% of the cobalt shipped in its products in 2021 came from recycling.

Siddharth Kara discusses his book, "Cobalt Red," the geopolitical implications for Chinese domination of cobalt mining, what companies should do to address the conditions of the miners and much more.

Only about 5,000 to 10,000 metric tons of cobalt are needed to make aerospace alloys, for example. Busbee said Xerion’s next-generation plant will produce 2,000 metric tons per year.