According to the current register, there are 193 radioactive lightning rods in Republika Srpska that contain cobalt 60 at standard radioactivity level, ranging from 3.7 to 7.4 GB, or 152 whose half life is 13 years.

Meanwhile, the United States imports around 8,000 tons of cobalt per year.

Katanga Mining Limited, a Swiss owned company, owns the Luilu Metallurgical Plant, which has a capacity of 175,000 tonnes of copper and 8,000 tonnes of cobalt per year, making it the largest cobalt refinery in the world.

Notwithstanding further delays, the mine is due to open in 2007 and is expected to eventually produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per year.30

References Anglo American The Alternative Report External links Anglo American Platinum 2007 annual report award for Anglo Platinum

The Democratic Republic of Congo produces more than 3 percent of the world s copper and half its cobalt, most of which comes from Katanga .

Furthermore, mobile phone batteries contain toxic substances, including heavy metals like cobalt, lead, and zinc.

Africa is estimated to hold more than 10 of global oil reserves and one third of reserves of cobalt and base metals.

After a major rehabilitation program, the company restarted copper production in December 2007 and cobalt production in May 2008.

Even a relatively small amount of material such as cobalt 60 used in radiotherapy could cause serious harm if combined with conventional explosives in a so called dirty bomb (or otherwise deliberately used to expose the public to dangerous radiation).

Translated to another system of units, this is nearly the same as the decay rate of cobalt 56 (56Co), whose half life is 77 days.

After its discovery, the only source for nickel was the rare Kupfernickel but, from 1824 on, nickel was obtained as a byproduct of cobalt blue production.

It was recalled that some of the studies carried out by the Authority had suggested that there was a greater risk of environmental damage from exploration for sulphides and crusts as compared to exploration for polymetallic nodules.

(b) Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms (continued) (A 60 134, A 60 266, A 60 272, A 60 286, A 60 299, A 60 301, A 60 301 Add.1, A 60 305, A 60 321, A 60 326, A 60 333, A 60 338, A 60 338 Corr.1, A 60 339, A 60 340, A 60 348, A 60 350, A 60 353, A 60 357, A 60 374, A 60 384, A 60 399, A 60 431 and A 60 392)

(b) Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms (A 60 134, A 60 266, A 60 272, A 60 286, A 60 299, A 60 301, A 60 301 Add.1, A 60 305 , A 60 321, A 60 326, A 60 333, A 60 338, A 60 338 Corr.1, A 60 339, A 60 339 Corr.1, A 60 340, A 60 348, A 60 350, A 60 353, A 60 357, A 60 374, A 60 384, A 60 399, A 60 431, A 60 392 and A C.3 60 31)

Advancement of women (A 60 38, A 60 111, A 60 137, A 60 137 Corr.1, A 60 165, A 60 206, A 60 211, A 60 274, A 60 281, A 60 372, A 60 62 E 2005 10, A 60 79 and A 60 371)

Advancement of women (A 60 38, A 60 111, A 60 137, A 60 137 Corr.1, A 60 165, A 60 206, A 60 211, A 60 274, A 60 281, A 60 372, A 60 62 E 2005 10, A 60 79 and A 60 371)

Advancement of women (A 60 38, A 60 111, A 60 137, A 60 137 Corr.1, A 60 165, A 60 206, A 60 211, A 60 274, A 60 281, A 60 372, A 60 62 E 2005 10, A 60 79 and A 60 371)

(c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives (A 60 221, A 60 271, A 60 306, A 60 324, A 60 349, A 60 354, A 60 356, A 60 359, A 60 367, A 60 370, A 60 395, A 60 422 and A C.3 60 2)

(c) Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives (continued) (A 60 221, A 60 271, A 60 306, A 60 324, A 60 349, A 60 354, A 60 356, A 60 359, A 60 367, A 60 370, A 60 395 and A 60 422)

Agenda item 64 Advancement of women (A 60 38, A 60 111, A 60 137, A 60 137 Corr.1, A 60 165, A 60 206, A 60 211, A 60 274, A 60 281, A 60 372, A 60 62 E 2005 10, A 60 79 and A 60 371)

Reports of the Secretary General (A 60 86, A 60 87, A 60 89, A 60 227, A 60 302 and A 60 432)

RESOLUTION 60 60

Human rights questions (A 60 40, A 60 44, A 60 129, A 60 336, A 60 392 and A 60 408 S 2005 626)

For example, the metals cobalt and nickel had been assigned the atomic numbers 27 and 28, respectively, based on their known chemical and physical properties, even though they have nearly the same atomic masses.

Sixtieth session

Human rights questions (A 60 40, A 60 441, A 60 129, A 60 336, A 60 392 and A 60 408 S 2005 626)

Training and research P.60

Crime prevention and criminal justice (A 60 123, A 60 131, A 60 157, A 60 164, A 60 172, A 60 403 S 2005 6211 and A 60 405 S 2005 6231)

Agenda item 71 Human rights questions (continued) (A 60 40, A 60 441, A 60 129, A 60 336, A 60 392 and A 60 408 S 2005 626)

Agenda item 127 (Pattern of conferences (A 60 32, A 60 93, A 60 112, A 60 433 and A C.5 60 9))

(a) Reports of the Secretary General (A 60 61, A 60 133, A 60 133 Corr.1 and A 60 156)

Draft resolutions (A 60 L.28, A 60 L.29, A 60 L.30 and A 60 L.31)

Agenda item 106 Crime prevention and criminal justice (A 60 123, A 60 131, A 60 157, A 60 164, A 60 172, A 60 403 S 2005 621 and A 60 405 S 2005 623)

In fact, the atomic mass of cobalt is slightly larger than that of nickel, which would have placed them in backwards order if they had been placed in the Periodic Table blindly according to atomic mass.

(a) Reports of the Secretary General (A 60 61, A 60 133 and A 60 156)

Capital master plan (A 60 550, A 60 550 Corr.1, A 60 550 Corr.2, A 60 550 Add.1, A 60 5 (Vol. V), A 60 288 and A 60 7 Add.12)

Reports of the Secretary General (A 60 61, A 60 133, A 60 133 Corr.1 and A 60 156)

International drug control (A 60 129, A 60 130, A 60 336, A 60 403 S 2005 6211 and A 60 405 S 2005 6231)

A 60 634 and A 60 724.

A 60 584 and A 60 592.

(c) Draft resolutions (A 60 L.28, A 60 L.29, A 60 L.30 and A 60 L.31)

Draft resolutions (A 60 L.28, A 60 L.29, A 60 L.30 and A 60 L.31)

Agenda item 62 Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family (continued) (A 60 61 E 2005 7, A 60 117, A 60 128, A 60 133 and Corr.1, A 60 138, A 60 155, A 60 156, A 60 290 and A 60 377 E 2005 92)

Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family (A 60 61 E 2005 7, A 60 1171, A 60 128, A 60 133, A 60 133 Corr.1, A 60 138, A 60 155, A 60 156, A 60 290 and A 60 377 E 2005 92)