Worlds Biggest Cobalt Producers and Countries With Reserves, Cobalt is the Competitor for Lithium

Africa, the United States, and “Other countries” were revised based on company or Government reports. Mine production Reserves7 2015 2016e United States e 760 690 21,000 Australia 6,000 5,100 8 1,000,000 Canada 6,900 7,300 270,000 China 7,700 7,700 80,000 Congo (Kinshasa) 63,000 66,000 3,400,000 Cuba 4,300 4,200 500,000 Madagascar 3,700 3,300 130,000 New Caledonia9 3,680 3,300 64,000 Philippines 4,300 3,500 290,000 Russia 6,200 6,200 250,000 South Africa 3,000 3,000 29,000 Zambia 4,600 4,600 270,000 Other countries 11,600 8,300 690,000 World total (rounded) 126,000 123,000 7,000,000