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{{Short description|2022 non-fiction book by Charlie Angus}}
{{Infobox book
| image             = Cobalt, Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower book cover.webp
| author            = [[Charlie Angus]]
| pub_date          = February 1, 2022
| name              = Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower
| publisher         = [[House of Anansi Press]]
| pages             = 336
| isbn              = 978-1487009496
| genre             = Non-fiction
| subjects          = Mining history, corporate misbehaviour
}}
'''''Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower''''' is a 2022 book by Canadian politician [[Charlie Angus]].

The non-fiction publication documents the mining history of [[Cobalt, Ontario]], and tensions between mining corporations and the population.

==Publication==
''Cobalt'' is written by Canadian politician Charlie Angus. A member of the [[New Democratic Party]], he has served as the [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Timmins—James Bay]] since [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Lapointe |first=Mike |date=20 July 2022 |title=NDP MP Charlie Angus' book shortlisted for Speaker's Book Award |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/07/20/ndp-mp-charlie-angus-book-shortlisted-for-speakers-book-award/278777/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=The Hill Times |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Charlie Angus' new book a reflection on rough, complex history of Cobalt, Ont. |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/charlie-angus-cobalt-book-1.6340106}}</ref> It is published by [[House of Anansi Press]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-30 |title=The dark side of Cobalt, the digital age’s miracle metal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/01/30/the-dark-side-of-cobalt-the-digital-ages-miracle-metal.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=[[Toronto Star]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
''Cobalt'' documents the events in Cobalt, Ontario around the turn of the 20th century, in particular the power and role of mining companies.<ref name=":1" />

The book notes how prospecting rushes are told from the perspective of [[European colonization of the Americas|White settlers]], despite the trade in metals by [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous peoples]] for two thousand years prior. It notes the theft of land from Indigenous peoples, the exploitation of workers and the environmental damage that occurred in early-20th-century Ontario, and subsequently on a global scale.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cobalt, Charlie Angus |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/cobalt-1.6302533}}</ref> The book notes how the federal [[Government of Canada]] was complicit in the abuses of land ownership that mining companies engaged in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scales |first=Marilyn |date=29 June 2022 |title=How the "demon metal" gave Canadian mining a bad name |url=https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/featured-article/how-the-demon-metal-gave-canadian-mining-a-bad-name/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Canadian Mining Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Don Curry's review of the book in ''[[Bay Today]]'' described the book as "gripping", "hard hitting" and a "page turner".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curry |first=Don |date=6 Nov 2022 |title=Opinion: Charlie Angus digs deep into Cobalt’s history with latest book |url=https://www.baytoday.ca/columns/immigration-matters/opinion-charlie-angus-digs-deep-into-cobalts-history-with-latest-book-6053608 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=BayToday.ca |language=en}}</ref> The book was shortlisted for the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]]'s ''Speaker's Book Prize'' in 2022.<ref name=":0"/>

==See also==
* [[Gold mining]]
* [[Mining in Canada]]
* [[List of gold mines in Canada]]

==References==
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