Cobalt is an important component of lithium ion batteries, like those in many electric vehicles
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Cobalt is an important component of lithium ion batteries, like those in many electric vehicles
Keith Srakocic/AP
SALMON, Idaho — The first — and only — cobalt mine in America in decades opened Friday in Idaho amid rising demand for the unique metal, a…