Papua New Guinea

Solomon Is.

Australia

Australia & Oceania

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

St. Lucia

Cuba

Caribbean

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia

China

Japan

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Russia

Eurasia

Albania

Belgium

Germany

Finland

France

Hungary

Ukraine

Kosovo

Europe

Bolivia

Colombia

Ecuador

Guatemala

Peru

Argentina

Chile

Brazil

Latin America

Greenland (Denmark)

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

New Caledonia (France)

None

Canada

United States

Mexico

North America

India

South Asia

Indonesia

Philippines

Southeast Asia

Algeria

Morocco

Turkey

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Botswana

Namibia

Tanzania

Zambia

Democratic Republic of Congo

Sudan

Zimbabwe

Burundi

Kenya

Uganda

South Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map shows global cobalt mines marked by blue circles. High concentrations are found in the United States and western coast of South America. Moderate numbers are found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Locations of cobalt mines worldwide

Cobalt Mines

World

USGS

New Zealand

Samoa

Aruba (Neth.)

Bermuda (U.K.)

Seychelles

St. Kitts and Nevis

Afghanistan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Macau S.A.R. (China)

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

Armenia

Georgia

Austria

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Honduras

Panama

Uruguay

Curaçao (Neth.)

Mauritania

Mauritius

São Tomé and Príncipe

Tonga

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Maldives

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Brunei

Cambodia

Laos

Malaysia

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Tunisia

United Arab Emirates

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Cameroon

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Ghana

Guinea

Lesotho

Madagascar

Mozambique

Niger

Rwanda

Senegal

Togo

Higher education enrollment rates: Dark green (more than 84 percent): U S A, Australia. Green to light green (30 to 84 percent): Russia, Iran, most of Europe, China, Mexico. Very light green (less than 30 percent): Parts of Africa (Sudan) and Asia (India).

Ratio of students enrolled to total population in tertiary education age (18–24) group. Percentages can exceed 100% where students attending colleges and universities come from outside the 18- to 24-age group.

Cobalt Mines	Higher Education Enrollment
Cobalt Mines	Class	Rank	Percent
8
2.5
2.5
3.5
11
2.25
7.625
8.666666666666666
82.66666666666667
1
1.5
1.6666666666666667
3.4545454545454546