Artisanal mining
Subject in Society & Culture
Artisanal mining has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Siddharth KaraAuthor and researcher on modern slavery, author of 'Cobalt Red' and 'The Zorg'
Kara estimated that at least 300,000 people, including roughly 30,000 children, dig cobalt by hand in Congo on any given day.
“And on any given day, there are at least 300,000 people, men, women, and children, digging for cobalt with their bare hands and pickaxes and shovels”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2556 - Siddharth Kara (Sep 22, 2026) · Listen from 12:29
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
#2556 - Siddharth KaraThe Joe Rogan Experience · Sep 22, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Siddharth Kara tells Joe Rogan about child and slave labor in Congo's cobalt mines and the slave ship Zorg that sparked abolition.