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Tech & semiconductors Apple ... mining of these minerals faces hurdles in the U.S. Nevada lithium deposits faced local opposition and only got approved in October 2024. Meanwhile, Minnesota cobalt ...

It targeted Apple, which has used Congolese minerals ... (Other essential minerals—such as cobalt, which comes mostly from mines in the southern D.R.C.—were not included in this announcement.) ...

The Metals Company says the metals — which include nickel, copper, cobalt ... Google, Apple, Microsoft and Salesforce — have also come out backing a moratorium on deep sea mining.

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