The Truth About Congolese Cobalt Mines From Where iPhones And Teslas Come From

For numerous years, prominent technology corporations such as Apple and Tesla have proclaimed to their stylish store and showroom customers that their products are morally sourced and marketed. Here's the actual truth about Congolese cobalt mines from where iPhones and Teslas come from.

However, recent pictures captured from mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 90% of the world's cobalt originates, producing the batteries that run our tech-based lives, bring forth unsettling inquiries.

Cobalt, a chemical element, can be found in almost every tech device that operates with a lithium battery in the current market, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and electric vehicles that require a few grams and 10 kilograms, respectively.

Despite the claims of companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Tesla that they hold their cobalt providers to stringent standards and only transact with those who follow their codes of ethics, the photos and videos obtained by ...

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