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- The main source of Cobalt is as a by-product of copper and nickel metal mining.
- Cobalt metal can be obtained from other elements like Oxygen, Sulfur and Arsenic.
- It s also used in electroplating process as it exhibits anti cession properties.
Found in Compounds, Mining, Ores of Minerals
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals