Copper and Lithium at the Heart of New African Investment
June 18th, 2024
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 »UAE Sets the Pace for Gulf Investments in Africa’s Mining Sector
May 26th, 2024
Via African Critical Minerals, a look at how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a major player in Africa’s critical minerals sector, driven by the global shift towards clean energy and the need to diversify its economic portfolio. The UAE has made significant investments in Africa’s mining sector, particularly in copper-rich Zambia and […]
Read more »China Is Winning the Minerals War
May 21st, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at the race for critical minerals in which Western efforts to make a dent are languishing; ‘China is not just standing still waiting for us to catch up’: For the past few years, the West has been trying to break China’s grip on minerals that are critical […]
Read more »Why the World Has Gone Cuckoo for Copper
May 15th, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, an article on how the U.S. and China are competing to acquire the metal essential for EVs and data centers. It is also at the center of a $43 billion takeover battle: After one of the world’s top copper producers recently hit a financial crunch, the Biden administration started huddling […]
Read more »US Must Support Critical Mineral Projects In Risky Nations
May 8th, 2024
Via Reuters, a report on the need for the US to support critical mineral projects in risky nations: The United States and its allies must encourage mining projects in countries where Western corporations are reticent to do business to guarantee a reliable and sustainable global supply of the critical minerals needed to combat climate change, […]
Read more »Zambia’s Finance Minister Says the Era of Too Much Debt From China Is Over
April 19th, 2024
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a report on Zambia’s decision to move on from its earlier reliance on China’s debt: Zambia’s is ready to move on from a failed economic development model based on borrowing billions of dollars of debt from creditors like China, the country’s finance minister said. “The level of debt that […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.