Via The Africa Report, an article on the role of copper and lithium at the heart of new African investment: Recent data confirms copper and lithium as the mineral success stories of the African continent, with new exploration projects concentrated in Central and Southern Africa. With 40 active exploration projects for copper and 19 for […]
Read more »Courtesy of Fortune, a report pointing out that Indonesia’s $5 billion deal with Tesla is only part of its all-in strategy on nickel mining: In mid-2020, an exasperated Elon Musk appealed for greater access to a commodity crucial to electric-vehicle battery production. “Any mining companies out there, please mine more nickel, okay?” he said on an earnings call. “Tesla […]
Read more »Via a/symmetric, commentary on a Chinese rare earth investor with state ties: The Australian government this week ordered China-linked funds to slash their stakes in a rare earths miner, citing national interest grounds. The Western Australia miner, Northern Minerals, boasts the “most advanced heavy rare earths project globally.” It aims to be the first significant ex-China supplier of heavy […]
Read more »Via The Diplomat, an article on the rapid expansion of Beijing’s political and economic influence in countries switching relations from Taiwan to China and how it suggests that a “flip” by Guatemala could be particularly impactful: Over the past year, China has made significant advances in Central America in multiple sectors, in strategic geography ever closer to […]
Read more »Via Nikkei Asia, an article on a Philippine hotel chain going global with a Japanese ski resort development: Singapore-based Philippine chain Hotel101 is planning to launch one of its first overseas facilities at the northern Japanese ski resort of Niseko based on a model of fast-food-style standardization, its global CEO told Nikkei Asia. Hotel101, aiming […]
Read more »Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at Peru’s pursuit of Chinese investment: Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will pay a weeklong visit to China at the end of June – the first head of state to do so in nearly a decade. While there, she will meet with the CEOs of Huawei and BYD and with principals […]
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