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Battery Metals

Lithium, cobalt, graphite, vanadium and nickel, of which Africa boasts large reserves, are highly sought after for their capacity to store energy as batteries.

Angola
Sonangol fait table rase de Cobalt et de l'ère Dos Santos

En lançant, le 20 avril, un appel d'offres pour l'acquisition des anciens blocs de Cobalt International Energy (blocs 20 et [...]

Subscribers only Énergies 08.05.2018

DRC
After the George Forrest/Gecamines deal, what future for the Lubumbashi slag heap?

Although Groupe Forrest International (GFI) and the Congolese state-owned company Gecamines officially put an end to their dispute over the [...]

Subscribers only 04.05.2018

Spotlight | DRC
Consultants find goldmine in cobalt

A host of consultants joined the usual crowd of miners at talks on cobalt given at the OECD's 12th Forum on responsible mineral supply chains held in Paris this April. With cobalt reaching almost $89,000/tonne by early May, buyers, operators [.

Subscribers only Mining 01.05.2018

Morocco
David Lenigas homes in on Kingdom's cobalt

Monaco-based Australian businessman David Lenigas, who is constantly on the lookout for new lucrative business deals and recently added therapeutic [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.05.2018

Botswana
Kgori financiers see treasure in coal

In diamond-rich Botswana, local asset manager Kgori Capital is encouraging its clients to jump onto the country's coal boom.

Subscribers only Mining 01.05.2018

Africa
Africa Risk Consulting seeks mileage out of rising mining prices

British entrepreneur Tara O'Connor, who heads the firm Africa Risk [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.05.2018

Spotlight | Africa, DRC
ERG rebuilds its copper empire on the continent

As Africa Mining Intelligence understands, the Kazakh firm Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) might sell several key assets in its Congolese portfolio to focus on Metalkol's copper tailings treatment project. ERG, formerly known as ENRC, has reportedly put its Katanga copper [.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Angola, DRC
Luis Teixeira counting on copper to make rail profitable

While Caminho de Ferro de Benguela already transports Congolese manganese, the company boss would like to add in copper to cover costs.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 10.04.2018

Mozambique
Former Guebuza clan buddy Dino Foi's mining zeal

Mozambican businessman Dino Foi is pulling out all the stops to beef up his mining activities. In the past Foi [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Ivory Coast
Mining finance whizz kid, Tolga Kumova, targets local gold

After making a name and a fortune for himself in Mozambican graphite, the entrepreneur, still in his thirties, has joined a team of experts to develop a new gold project.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

DRC
Lithium and cobalt producers show Chetan Chug the love

Indian businessman Chetan Chug is a heavyweight partner for mining groups looking for Asian buyers for their Congolese cobalt and lithium production.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Tanzania
Fast-food king Stephen Copulos zips into mines

The Stephen Copulos clan, former KFC fast-food chain operator in Australia, has quietly become a major investor in Tanzanian graphite.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

DRC
Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Chinese entrepreneur Freada Cheung, aka "Madam Cheung", who can often be found lining up business opportunities with Chinese industrial players, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

DRC
Buzz for Manono lithium gives airlines ideas

In a year, the number of flights between Lubumbashi, capital [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

DRC
Shiraz Virji and Trafigura's enduring union

In early April, UAE mining firm Shalina Resources and its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

DRC
Local analysis but international standard

The Societe de surveillance miniere (SSM), mining analysis laboratory based [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Angola
Les blocs de Cobalt attirent Statoil et ENI

Alors que la firme d'Etat Sonangol entame sa procédure de rachat des blocs 20 et 21 du texan Cobalt International [...]

Subscribers only Énergies 03.04.2018

China, DRC
AirGuide plays match-maker in cobalt and lithium

As demand for lithium and cobalt continues to grow, the consultancy firm AirGuide is helping juniors active in Congo-K forge ties with Chinese firms.

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

DRC
Entrepreneur Kennesy Brouwers takes a bet on lithium

QG Lithium, the junior launched in late 2017 in London by Congolese businessman Kennesy Brouwers, has already snapped up three [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Cameroon
Bonaventure Mvondo Assam, Paul Biya's nephew, seeks out cobalt

The current cobalt boom is encouraging investors from other sectors to jump into projects anywhere a trace of the metal [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

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