Ua ʻōlelo ka Central Bank of Congo (DRC) i ka Pōʻakolu, e like me ka makahiki 2020, ʻo ka hana cobalt a Congo (DRC) he 85,855 tons, he piʻi o 10% ma mua o 2019; ua piʻi pū ka hana keleawe ma 11.8% i kēlā me kēia makahiki.
I ka wā i hāʻule ai ke kumukūʻai o ka metala pākahiko i ka wā maʻi ahulau pneumonia lei aliʻi hou o ka honua i ka makahiki i hala, ua nui nā pohō i loaʻa i ka mea hana cobalt nui loa o ka honua a me ka mea hana keleawe nui loa o ʻApelika; akā naʻe, ua ʻae ka piʻi hou ʻana o ka ikaika i kēia ʻāina me ka ʻoihana hana mining ma ke ʻano he kia e hoʻonui i ka hana ʻana.
Ua hōʻike ʻia nā helu helu mai ka Central Bank of the Congo (DRC) e hiki aku ka hana keleawe i 1.587 miliona tons i ka makahiki 2020.
Ua piʻi aʻe ke kumukūʻai keleawe i ko lākou kiʻekiʻe loa i nā makahiki he 10 i hala iho nei; a ua hōʻike pū ka cobalt i kahi ikaika hoʻōla hou.