China’s Zijin and Australia’s AVZ Grapple Over DRC’s Lithium
October 14th, 2024
Via The Africa Report, a report on the tussle between China’s Zijin and Australia’s AVZ over the DRC’s lithium: Home to one of the largest untapped lithium deposits in the world, the Manono site in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the scene of a fierce commercial battle. To the naked eye, these thousands […]
Read more »Copper: Now and in the Future
October 12th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Futures, an interesting look at the geopolitical challenges in copper mining are significant, particularly in Latin America and Africa: Copper is crucial to the global economy, and its importance is only going up. Historically, copper has been vital in construction, electrical networks and transportation. But now it is also in high demand as […]
Read more »Congo Wants to Pivot Away From China’s Dominance Over Its Mining
October 11th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on the DRC’s desire to pivot away from Chinese dominance over its mining sector: Goverment blocked Chinese bid for Chemaf copper-cobalt firm Country mulls tender to refurbish rail to border with Angola Democratic Republic of Congo’s top mining official said the country is courting new investors for its world-class deposits of […]
Read more »CMOC: The Chinese Miner Which Dominates Global Cobalt Supply
October 10th, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at how – with rapid expansion in Africa – China’s CMOC has seized the lead in metal used in EV batteries and weapons: A Chinese mining company has gained control of more than a third of the world’s cobalt supply—and the U.S. is worried about getting cut […]
Read more »China’s Zijin Wants Its Africa Copper Mine to Rival the World’s Biggest
September 27th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Zijin’s ambitious African copper mine plans: Chinese miner targets further expansion at JV with Ivanhoe Ramp-up would see Kamoa-Kakula vie with BHP’s Escondida China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is considering an expansion of its jointly-owned copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would place it among the world’s biggest single […]
Read more »DR Congo Could Defuse China’s EV Battery Dominance
September 5th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, an article on the DRC’s potential – given that it produces 70% of world’s cobalt – to charge or unplug China’s battery supply chains: The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its […]
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