Some of the negative consequences of cobalt mining are pollution and child trafficking.
<h3>Effects of cobalt mining</h3>
Many young children are made to work in mines generally either due to continued struggle for survival or forced into it by child traffickers.
Apart from that, cobalt mining causes pollution in the environment. Inhalation of dust containing cobalt causes a host of health issues such as lung cancer and damage to human skin.
Other effects include soil degradation and pollution, water pollution due to mine run-offs, etc.