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Cobalt | |
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| Town of Cobalt | |
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| Nickname: Silver City | |
  Cobalt | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′N 79°41′W / 47.400°N 79.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angela Adshead |
| • Governing Body | Cobalt Town Council |
| • MPs | Anthony Rota (L) |
| • MPPs | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 1,118 |
| • Density | 776.0/km2 (2,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0J 1C0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | cobalt.ca |
Cobalt is a town in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 989 at the 2021 Census.
In the early 1900s, the area was heavily mined for silver; the silver ore also contained cobalt. By 1910, the community was the fourth highest producer of silver in the world.[2] Mining declined significantly by the 1930s, together with the local population. In late 2017 one publication referred to Cobalt as a ghost town, but the high demand for cobalt, used in making batteries for mobile devices and electric vehicles, is leading to great interest in the area among mining companies.[3]
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Cobalt [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]". 2.statcan.gc.ca. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Cobalt (Ont)". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "The PayPal Mafia of Self-Driving Cars Has Been at It a Decade". Bloomberg News. 30 October 2017.