we can revegetate and it nobody will ever know it was here. >> reporter: this new jervois project willd states exclusively focused on clmears. at first it's just dnthacarriesh thdie ne gs rily quiet. until -- >> what they're doing is like a lab? >> each hole penetrates our ore body and tells us something about how much cobalt and copper and the width, the thickness of that. >> what we're seeing, it's still worth it to go in and get it? >> absolutely. >> cobalt, especially now, has had a rise? >> it's had a rise. it's a volatile metal because of the way the market works, but it has had a rise. we believe it's going to continue to be in demand. >> reporter: the demand for electric cars and better batteries is hotter than ever, making minerals like cobalt highly in demand around the globe. more than two-thirds of the world supplies of cobalt come from the democratic republic of congo. china has been strategic in working with partners in the congo to secure rights to those mines. they currently own 15 of the 19 cobalt-producing mines in the drc. there have been a lot of reports of child fo

jervois believes that quad function 2 tons of each. only 10% of our country's demand. protect the mind. states exclusive focus. 20 years. the demand for electric cars and is hotter than ever. highly in demand. more than 2/3. cobalt comes from the democratic. so china been very tragic. in the congo to secure those. 115 of the 19 producers in the. a lot of reports of child enforced er well. that we need. that is uniting both parties. and our economic security. countries such as russia and. time for us to get serious about it. and i think we have. you know, we don't do this because it's easy to do it. our thanks to ginger ginger. so. streaming on abc news on. alright, coming up happy. even try do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse w