Raw Resources in the iPhone

General Key Facts

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Aluminum makes up about 24% of an iPhone's mass; followed by iron, which comprises about 14%; and copper and cobalt, which comprise about 6% and 5%, respectively.

Of the 118 elements on the periodic table, 75 of them are used to make an iPhone.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has the world's largest Cobalt reserve, however, much of this resource is mined under terrible social and environmentally straining conditions. Learn more on the next page.

China has more than 85% of the world's supply of 'rare earth metals,' a group of 17 metals crucial to the manufacturing of countless high-tech products.

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Apple gets the raw resources and minerals required for an iPhone from all around the world, including the DRC, China, Australia, Japan, Chile, Peru, etc.