Early morning light hits the town of Cobalt, Ontario, on October 12, 2017.
Photographer: Cole Burston/BloombergThe Canadian Ghost Town That Tesla Is Bringing Back to Life
Renewed demand for cobalt, the metal, is breathing new life into Cobalt, the town.
Ironically, Cobalt, Ontario—population 1,100—was built on silver.
Remnants of a boom that transformed the town more than a century ago are everywhere. A mine headframe still protrudes from the roof of the bookstore, which was previously a grocery. The butcher used to toss unwanted bones down an abandoned 350-foot shaft in the middle of the shop floor and keep meat cool in its lowered mine cage.