Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mine for coltan and face abuse to supply smartphone industry - ABC News
![If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger? If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger?](https://www.pressenza.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bambini-coltan-nigrizia.jpeg)
If the whole world wants cobalt, and all the cobalt is in Congo, why are people in the country dying of hunger?
![Brazil increases its coltan extraction, boosted by Chinese investment. Global Affairs. University of Navarra Brazil increases its coltan extraction, boosted by Chinese investment. Global Affairs. University of Navarra](https://en.unav.edu/documents/16800098/0/Coltan-1200.jpg/d3060eb2-b0fe-cfd4-6a95-a2ba9145dffc)
Brazil increases its coltan extraction, boosted by Chinese investment. Global Affairs. University of Navarra
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Coltan Mine, The Congo: Few people understand that rare earth metals are required to manufacture our latest and greate… | Open cast mines, Earth, Rare earth magnets
![Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty | Employment | The Guardian Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in smartphones, says Amnesty | Employment | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d152fc17b56375921d39a746972aec51847bba87/0_200_3000_1799/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=dc37af81979293dc0973fb3665e4455c)