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Cobalt

Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower

The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this “demon metal” has a horrific present and a troubled history. The modern … 336 View
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Preface: The Demon Metal

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In the Preface author Charlie Angus provides a brief history of cobalt and its importance to digital technology, clean energy, and electric vehicles. He also discusses the darker side of cobalt … 4 $0.40 Add
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Introduction: The Cradle

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The Introduction provides a brief history of Cobalt, Ontario and its legacy on the Canadian mining industry worldwide. 8 $0.80 Add
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Part I: Discovery

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Part I contains Chapter 1: Origin Stories, Chapter 2: The El Dorado of the North, Chapter 3: Cobalt as Imagined by Wall Street, and Chapter 4: Follow the Money. 39 $3.90 Add
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Part II: Settlement

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Part II contains Chapter 5: Boom Town, Chapter 6: Cobalt as Colony, Chapter 7: Women and the Domestication of Frontier, and Chapter 8: The Myth of the Gunless Frontier. 56 $5.60 Add
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Part III: Class Conflict

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Part III contains Chapter 9: Class War in Cobalt, Chapter 10: A Place Called Hell, Chapter 11: Empire Ontario and Temagami, and Chapter 12: The Birth of an Industry. 45 $4.50 Add
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Part IV: Spectacle

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Part IV contains Chapter 13: The Fight of the Century, Chapter 14: The Canadian Holy Grail, and Chapter 15: Cobalt as a Vaudeville Production. 28 $2.80 Add
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Part V: Catastrophe and Collapse

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Part V contains Chapter 16: Fire, Racial Backlash, and Epidemic, Chapter 17: The War Comes Home, and Chapter 18: The Final Battle. 55 $5.50 Add
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Part VI: Cobalt Goes Global

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Part VI contains Chapter 19: Exporting Hinterland, Chapter 20: The Family Business, and Chapter 21: The Return to Cobalt. 29 $2.90 Add
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Conclusion: Rabbit Decolonizes El Dorado

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The conclusion reflects on the need to gain a deeper knowledge about the convergence of environment, resources, community, and Indigeneity as well as discusses how lessons from Cobalt can help us … 5 $0.50 Add