Episode 259: North American battery makers look to ESG-friendly cobalt, ft ​​Ryan Snyder

This week’s episode features First Cobalt CFO Ryan Snyder in conversation with Mining.com executive editor Frik Els at the Global Mining Symposium. Ryan discusses the global cobalt market and how Western governments are seeking to shorten supply chains to become more independent of China, which is seen as increasingly unreliable. He also explains how auto manufacturers are being pressured to source ESG-friendly cobalt from investors that have concerns over the environment and child mining practices. All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/