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Author Angus, Charlie, 1962- author.

Title Cobalt : cradle of the demon metals, birth of a mining superpower / Charlie Angus.

Publication Info. Toronto : Anansi, 2022.

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Location Call No. Status
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  338.2 ANG    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.2097 ANGUS    Check Shelf
Description xv, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "The world is desperate for cobalt. It fuels the digital economy and powers everything from cell phones to clean energy. But this 'demon metal,' this 'blood mineral,' has a horrific present and troubled history. Then there is the town in northern Canada, also called Cobalt. It created a model of resource extraction a hundred years ago -- theft of Indigenous lands, rape of the earth, exploitation of workers, enormous wealth generation -- that has made Toronto the mining capital of the world and given the mining industry a blueprint for resource extraction that has been exported everywhere. Charlie Angus unearths the history of the town and shows how it contributed to Canada's mining dominance. He connects the town to present-day Congo, with its cobalt production and misery, to horrendous mining practices in South America and demonstrates that global mining is as Canadian as hockey."-- Provided by publisher.
Form Issued also in electronic format.
Subject Mineral industries -- Ontario -- Cobalt -- History.
Mineral industries -- Canada.
Cobalt mines and mining.
Cobalt (Ont.) -- History.
Other Form: Online version: Angus, Charlie, 1962- Cobalt. Toronto : Anansi, 2022 148700950X 9781487009502 (OCoLC)1262993127
ISBN 9781487009496 (softcover)
1487009496 (softcover)
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