Through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves, this book reveals for the first time the enormous toll that cobalt mining has taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The author records testimonies from people who live, work, and die for cobalt. In order to uncover the truth about cruel mining practices, the author traveled to Congo's mining provinces three times in 2018, 2019, and 2021, investigating militia-controlled mining areas, tracing the supply chain of mined cobalt from toxic pits to consumer-facing technology giants, and collecting shocking testimonies from those who endured great suffering or even died from cobalt mining.
本书通过刚果人民自己的证词，首次揭露了钴矿开采对刚果民主共和国人民和环境造成的巨大损失。作者记录人们为钴而生活、工作和死亡的证词。为了揭开残酷采矿行为的真相，作者于2018年、2019年以及2021年，先后三次前往刚果的采矿省份，调查了民兵控制的矿区，追踪了从有毒矿坑到面向消费者的科技巨头的开采钴的供应链，并收集了那些忍受巨大痛苦甚至死于钴开采的人的令人震惊的证词。
本书通过刚果人民自己的证词，首次揭露了钴矿开采对刚果民主共和国人民和环境造成的巨大损失。作者记录人们为钴而生活、工作和死亡的证词。为了揭开残酷采矿行为的真相，作者于2018年、2019年以及2021年，先后三次前往刚果的采矿省份，调查了民兵控制的矿区，追踪了从有毒矿坑到面向消费者的科技巨头的开采钴的供应链，并收集了那些忍受巨大痛苦甚至死于钴开采的人的令人震惊的证词。
