Ocean mining represents a paradigm shift in global resource extraction, with profound implications for battery technology, renewable energy infrastructure, and South Africa's marine economy. The ocean floor contains rare earth mineral deposits, cobalt, nickel, copper, lithium, in concentrations that significantly exceed terrestrial sources, and 2026 marks the transition from exploration to commercial extraction. Autonomous underwater vehicles are now operating at depths exceeding 3 kilometres, c

Cobalt has been used to make blue glass and ceramics for thousands of years by cultures across the world, including in China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The pigment we know today as Cobalt Blue (PB28) was synthesised in 1802 by Louis Jacques Thénard, who described it as ‘a blue colour as beautiful as Ultramarine'. Learn more about Blue Pigments on our blog: https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2021/10/15/pigment-colour-index-blue-pigments/?utm_campaign=cobalt_blue&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic