The data displays the mine production of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2008 to 2017, in metric tons. In 2017, mine production of cobalt in DR Congo totaled some 64,000 metric tons. Recently, worldwide production of cobalt has exceed consumption which has decreased prices for the mineral. DR Congo is the world's biggest producer of cobalt from mines.
2008 | 32300 |
2009 | 40000 |
2010 | 60000 |
2011 | 60000 |
2012 | 51000 |
2013 | 54000 |
2014 | 63000 |
2015 | 63000 |
2016 | 66000 |
2017 | 64000 |