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Hunt for the 'blood diamond of batteries' impedes green energy push

By Dionne Searce and Eric Lipton
New York Times·
20 mins to read
Hunt for the 'blood diamond of batteries' impedes green energy push
Jose Bumba, left, pulls a bag of cobalt from a hole in the makeshift Kasulo mine. Working conditions on such sites can be extremely dangerous. Photo / Ashley Gilbertson, The New York Times

Dangerous mining conditions plague Congo, home to the world's largest supply of cobalt, a key ingredient in electric cars. A leadership battle threatens reforms.

A man in a pinstripe suit with a red pocket square walked around the edge of a giant pit one April afternoon where hundreds of workers

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