China produced an estimated ***** metric tons of cobalt in 2023, which made it the world's 12th-largest producer of the mineral that year. Cobalt is a hard, lustrous metal that is only found in Earth’s crust. It is typically a byproduct of mining nickel, silver, lead, copper, and iron. Compounds of cobalt have also been used to color porcelain, glass, pottery, and tile due to the blue color it produces.
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US Geological Survey, & US Department of the Interior. (February 6, 2025). Mine production of cobalt in China from 2012 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409541/cobalt-mine-production-in-china/
US Geological Survey, und US Department of the Interior. "Mine production of cobalt in China from 2012 to 2023 (in metric tons)." Chart. February 6, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409541/cobalt-mine-production-in-china/
US Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior. (2025). Mine production of cobalt in China from 2012 to 2023 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409541/cobalt-mine-production-in-china/
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US Geological Survey & US Department of the Interior, Mine production of cobalt in China from 2012 to 2023 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409541/cobalt-mine-production-in-china/ (last visited June 15, 2025)
Mine production of cobalt in China from 2012 to 2023 (in metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, & US Department of the Interior, February 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409541/cobalt-mine-production-in-china/
