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Cobalt

Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower

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Cobalt

Auteur(s): Charlie Angus
Narrateur(s): Charles Constant
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The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this "demon metal" has a horrific present and a troubled history.

The modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history.

The tale of the early-twentieth-century mining rush at Cobalt has been told as a settle's adventure, but Indigenous people had already been trading in metals from the region for two thousand years. And the events that happened here—the theft of Indigenous lands, the exploitation of a multicultural workforce, and the destruction of the natural environment—established a template for resource extraction that has been exported around the world.

Charlie Angus reframes the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame—from the conquistadores to the Western gold rush to the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. He demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the world's dominant mining superpower.

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Fascinating look about an all too forgotten but important aspect of Canadian history, its land and it's people. Angus's book about the town is quite well written and approachable.

Highly Recommend

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My wife and I just finished listening to Cobalt on Audible yesterday. An excellent contribution to Canadian history and a helpful perspective in the promises and perils of mining today. Charlie tells the stories of Cobalt, Ontario with great skill and heart. The book has heartbreak, outrage and hope for a better future if we learn from the mistakes of the past.

A must read for anyone interested in the history and future of mining in Northern Ontario

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