Much of cobalt’s market trajectory depends on its origin as a secondary element extracted from copper and nickel ores. As highlighted by the Wilson Center, copper-cobalt miners have not come under as ...

Yet, the Australian owners of what would become the largest U.S. cobalt mine ... set of challenges exists in the realm of rare earth elements, where China has also dominated the supply and ...

Some refer to the full name of the element, such as Cobalt, while others are derived from the beginning of an element’s name — Selenia from selenium and Rhode from rhodium, for example.

This cell chemistry uses a large amount of cobalt. Cobalt, a popular element in battery development, carries inherent challenges. One, cobalt is finite and running out. So it's very expensive.

Chile’s national development agency, Corfo, unveiled on Tuesday an initiative to promote the extraction of strategic minerals, including cobalt and rare earth elements, from mining waste.