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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — Cobalt

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U.S. Geological Survey

OfficialenPublished 6 Feb 2026Accessed 7 Oct 2026

Official USGS cobalt commodity sheet. Reports Congo (Kinshasa) at an estimated 73% of 2025 world mine production, China as the leading refined-cobalt producer and consumer, and the DRC's 2025 export-ban-to-quota transition. Used for current cobalt supply-chain context, not as a coded policy event.

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https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-cobalt.pdf

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