Cobalt-Free Battery Technology Under Development By Conamix
Cobalt mining is done mostly in the Congo where conditions on the ground can the make process troublesome.
There are a number of issues: child labor, pollution, tunnel collapses, political instability and punishing work conditions.
Enter Conamix, a New York-based startup focused on the development of cobalt-free battery technology.
CleanTechnica
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/07/31/cobalt-free-battery-technology-under-development-by-conamix/