Book
Cobalt : cradle of the demon metals, birth of a mining superpower / Charlie Angus.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781487009496 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xv, 319 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Anansi, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Mineral industries > Ontario > Cobalt > History. Mineral industries > Canada. Cobalt mines and mining. Cobalt (Ont.) > History. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 338.209713144 Ang | 31681010263150 | NONFICPBK | Checked out | 06/18/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Reframing the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame, this tale of the early 20th-century mining rush in a small town in Northern Canada demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the worldâs dominant mining superpower. Original. - Baker & Taylor
"The world is desperate for cobalt. It fuels the digital economy and powers everything from cell phones to clean energy. But this 'demon metal,' this 'blood mineral,' has a horrific present and troubled history. Then there is the town in northern Canada,also called Cobalt. It created a model of resource extraction a hundred years ago -- theft of Indigenous lands, rape of the earth, exploitation of workers, enormous wealth generation -- that has made Toronto the mining capital of the world and given the mining industry a blueprint for resource extraction that has been exported everywhere. Charlie Angus unearths the history of the town and shows how it contributed to Canada's mining dominance. He connects the town to present-day Congo, with its cobalt production and misery, to horrendous mining practices in South America and demonstrates that global mining is as Canadian as hockey."-- - Perseus Publishing
Finalist for the 2023 Trillium Book Award
The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this âdemon metalâ has a horrific present and a troubled history.
The modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history.
The tale of the early-twentieth-century mining rush at Cobalt has been told as a settlerâs adventure, but Indigenous people had already been trading in metals from the region for two thousand years. And the events that happened here â the theft of Indigenous lands, the exploitation of a multicultural workforce, and the destruction of the natural environment â established a template for resource extraction that has been exported around the world.
Charlie Angus reframes the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame â from the conquistadores to the Western gold rush to the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. He demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the worldâs dominant mining superpower.
