Cobalt

Cobalt Latest News

According to a new report, the world’s largest cobalt producing company has caused serious environmental and public health damage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

About Cobalt

• It is a hard, lustrous, silver-grey metal.
• Properties

• • It is a ferromagnetic strategic alloying metal.
  • It is a chemical element with the symbol Co and atomic no.27. 
  • It is associated mostly with copper, nickel and arsenic ores.
  • Cobalt is extracted as a by-product of copper, nickel, zinc or precious metals.
• Major World reserves of cobalt: Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Canada, Philippines and Cuba.
• Occurrences of cobalt in India: Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh.

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Applications of Cobalt

• Major use of cobalt is in metallurgical applications, in the Special alloy/Superalloy Industry, in magnets and cutting tools industries.
• Cobalt is used as precursors (cobalt compounds) for cathodes in rechargeable batteries.
• It is also used in powerful magnets, cutting tools and high-strength alloys in the aerospace, energy and defence sectors.
• Cobalt compounds have been used since antiquity as a pigment (cobalt-blue) for pottery, glass, paints and other media. 

Source: DTE