About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by

Shows how the book reports mineral production as country shares (e.g., copper: Chile 34.8%, others listed).

A student could use this pattern to look up a similar table for cobalt (e.g., USGS or UN data) and compare Argentina's share to major listed producers.

Another example of a mineral (manganese) presented as percentage shares by country, illustrating that some minerals have a small set of dominant producing countries.

Use the idea that minerals often concentrate in a few countries to check whether Argentina appears among the top cobalt producers in authoritative 2023 datasets.

Natural gas table again demonstrates the book's consistent format of listing leading producers and their percent shares, implying the need to consult a comparable list for cobalt.

Apply the same method: find a 2023 producer-share list for cobalt and see if Argentina is listed and what percent it has.

Shows Argentina appears in some world-production tables (wool: Argentina 6.5%), implying the country's presence is noted where it is a significant producer.

If Argentina is absent from mineral tables in the same reference style, a student could infer it is unlikely to be a major cobalt producer and should verify with 2023 cobalt statistics.

Lead production table lists top producing countries with percentages, illustrating that specific metals have distinct producer lists and Argentina is not shown among these lead leaders.

By analogy, check whether Argentina appears among the top cobalt-producing countries in 2023 lists — absence would suggest a very small share.

Table shows how textbooks list major mineral producers with explicit percentage shares (e.g., manganese: South Africa 30%, Australia 25%, China 18%).

A student could use this pattern to look for a similar authoritative table for cobalt (or note that if Botswana were a major cobalt producer it would likely appear with a significant percentage).

Example for copper gives precise global shares (Chile 34.8%, USA 8.8%, etc.), illustrating that single countries often hold large shares for a metal.

Knowing that some metals are concentrated in a few countries, a student can check whether Botswana is listed among top cobalt producers (if not, its share is likely small).

Uranium table similarly lists top producers with large percentages (Canada 30.1%, Australia 20.9%), reinforcing the pattern that major producers are explicitly named with their percent shares.

Apply the same expectation to cobalt: consult a comparable table or data source; absence of Botswana from such a list would imply a negligible share.

Natural gas example lists world shares with leading producers (Russia 22.8%, USA 20.7%), showing a consistent textbook approach for presenting global production concentration.

Use this consistent reporting convention: if Botswana had a notable cobalt percentage in 2023, standard references would likely show it among leaders.

States that Congo's soils contain the world's largest known deposit of cobalt and that cobalt mining in recent times is centred in the Congo — indicating DRC is a primary source of cobalt.

A student could combine this with current global production maps or recent news/industry reports to infer DRC likely supplies a very large share of world cobalt in 2023.

Gives an example (copper) where a single country (Chile) produces a very large share (~34.8%) of world production, illustrating that one country can account for a large portion of a metal's global output.

Use this pattern to see it is plausible for DRC to supply a comparably large percentage of cobalt; check 2023 cobalt production statistics to confirm magnitude.

Shows how the book presents leading-producer percentages (e.g., Russia 22.8% of natural gas), illustrating the typology and scale often used when reporting commodity shares.

A student can use this to frame expectations (leading producers often supply ~20–30%) and then compare with external 2023 cobalt data to judge DRC's share.

Provides another example of country share reporting (uranium: Canada 30.1%, Australia 20.9%), reinforcing that major producers commonly account for multi‑decade percentages of world supply.

This pattern supports reasoning that if DRC is the largest cobalt deposit holder, its share could be in the tens of percent; verify using a 2023 production breakdown.

Shows the book's frequent use of ranked tables listing countries and their percent of world production for various minerals, implying the resource to look up cobalt would follow the same format.

A student could seek the corresponding cobalt table or contemporary statistical source presented similarly to obtain the exact 2023 percentage for DRC.

Shows the book gives country percentage shares for specific minerals and lists Kazakhstan as a named producer (e.g., uranium 8.8%).

A student could seek the equivalent table/entry for cobalt (in the same style) or compare known major cobalt producers to judge whether Kazakhstan is likely to have a large share in 2023.

Example of the book's format for mineral production shares (country-ranked percentages for copper).

Use this pattern to expect a similar ranked list exists for cobalt; then consult an authoritative cobalt production ranking (e.g., UN/USGS) to test Kazakhstan's share.

Another concrete example of country percentage shares for a mineral (manganese), showing consistency of reporting percentage-of-world totals.

Apply the same approach: find the world's cobalt-producing-country percentage table and compare Kazakhstan's entry (if present) to evaluate the statement.

Illustrates that the source consistently reports world-production percentage shares for energy/mineral resources (natural gas example).

A student could reasonably expect similarly-structured data for cobalt in global production reports and use them (or global maps of deposits) to estimate Kazakhstan's cobalt share.