1. cobalt - Noun
2. Cobalt - Proper noun
A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic weight 59.1. Symbol Co.
A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter a major rehabilitation program, the company restarted copper production in December 2007 and cobalt production in May 2008. Source: Internet
A lack of cobalt for high-temperature steel alloys meant the German designs were always at risk of overheating and damaging their turbines. Source: Internet
Already the risks associated with cobalt, one of the propellers of the clean tech revolution, have come under the spotlight, through links to child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Source: Internet
A new synthetic pigment, cobalt violet (cobalt phosphate), appeared in the second half of the 19th century, broadening the palette of artists. Source: Internet
Battery metal experts like Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Roskill, Adamas Intelligence, CRU and Wood Mackenzie forecast a meaningful increase in the cobalt price by the mid-2020s from today’s level of ~$15. Source: Internet
Hegarty highlighted gold and copper as his (and EMR Capital’s) favoured commodities, adding that the specialty metals like cobalt should be picked over carefully. Source: Internet