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GM drives Chevy to Murrin Murrin levee

COBALT from Glencore’s Murrin Murrin nickel-cobalt mine in Western Australia’s northeastern Goldfields will be used by US car maker General Motors to make battery cathodes, for its fleet of Chevrolet, Hummer and Cadillac electric vehicles.

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Cobalt makes up only 0.001% of the earth's crust. The metal has strong heat-resistant properties and, when added to lithium-ion battery cathodes, can help improve energy density and battery longevity....

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