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The Mineral Map

30% of Global Reserves, Near-Absolute Monopoly in Key Categories

DRC: 70-75% global cobalt. CMOC (Tenke Fungurume, Kisanfu) + Glencore (Mutanda, KCC) extract; China refines 72-87%.

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