Uranium volumes in exported DRC cobalt less than 1% of global supply, Benchmark analysis suggests

Uranium contained in DRC cobalt, in which it naturally occurs as a trace element in the copperbelt region, travels unrecorded through processing and export, as the country has no formal testing infrastructure in place. Other regions, such as Australia, deliberately recover uranium as a byproduct of copper mining.  The uranium contained in the DRC’s cobalt supplies is estimated to be equivalent to only 1–2% of Africa's total uranium mined supply, a negligible portion of global supply, according to Benchmark's Uranium and Cobalt Services. This puts into context a recent report highlighting the volumes contained in cobalt exports from the country.