[x1stcav]

Why is my BS meter quivering?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Why is my BS meter quivering?

Are you saying this is fake news?

[ctdonath2]

This - forced child labor mining cobalt - is a very real problem.
But the solution isn’t “stop buying electric cars” (as if all those cell phones & other rechargeable-battery devices don’t use cobalt too), it’s “do you ethically source your cobalt?” Yeah, sounds stupid, but conditions will shape up fast when money streams dry up because the workers are treated badly, routed to others who got the hint first.

[TexasGator]

Only quivering?

[Steve Van Doorn]

Yes, BS meter hit for me as well. Cost of food alone would be more per pound of ore then running bulldozers per pound.

According to Wikipedia Glencore a Swiss company started the operation. Then sold it to a Chinese company. I do not know when conditions got this bad. This area looks to be closed for more up to date mining:

here is a video of what it did look like when the Chinese ran it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcJ8me22NVs