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Cobalt

Some 60% of the world's cobalt reserves are found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while other African nations, including Zambia, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Morocco, Ivory Coast and Guinea also hold resources of this sought-after metal used in the growing electric battery market.

DRC
Somika on track to double copper production by year-end 2020

The Congolese firm intends to open two new units near its copper production plant in Haut-Katanga and double its current output of 24,000 tonnes before the end of the year.

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2020

DRC
ERG seeks solution for Metalkol zinc and cadmium sale

After detecting the presence of metals other than cobalt and copper at its Metalkol mine, the Kazakh group is looking for ways to separate the various elements in order to sell them.

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2020

Africa
Sinochem and Sinomine join forces to double their scope

Chinese group Sinomine Resource Exploration Co has found a way to follow up on its spending spree in strategic mines [...]

Free access Mining 25.02.2020

DRC
Lubumbashi slag heap: Trafigura wins zinc and Huayou snaps up cobalt

The reopening of the Lubumbashi tailings processing facility has reshuffled the deck of buyers, with Glencore out and Trafigura and Huayou very much in.

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

Ivory Coast
Fakhoury family gives mining a shot

Yams Mining is waiting on the Ivorian ministry of mines [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

Angola
Anglo American creates copper exploration units

Anglo American, which branched out into copper, cobalt and nickel [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

Guinea
Guinea introduces option to bid on cobalt and nickel

Guinea's national mining firm Soguipami called its restricted licensing round [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

Spotlight | Africa, DRC
How Erik Prince is building his niche on the continent

Since announcing his plans to invest in battery metals with much ado in early 2019, the American private security tycoon Erik Prince has been throwing money and staff to the task. His goal to build a portfolio of these speciality [.

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

The American private security tycoon Erik Prince.

DRC
Gécamines wages attack on Pengxin over Shituru copper

In its vast partnership audit launched in 2018 (AMI 431), Gécamines has unearthed details it felt warranted the filing of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

DRC
Yves Kabongo one step further towards total copper supply chain

As he continues to make headway at his copper processing unit in Lubumbashi, Yves Kabongo has also founded a trading unit for this highly sought-after battery metal.

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

DRC
Coronavirus already taking toll on Katanga mining

Drastic measures were taken in late January in the DRC's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

Africa
SparrowHawk on the verge of transforming kaolin into alumina

While continuing to explore for copper in Southern Africa (AMI [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

Africa
Rho Motion positions itself as electric battery expert

British national Adam Panayi was due to attend the Investing [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

Tanzania
Adavale's arrival steered by country expert

After a busy spell exploring cobalt and copper in DRC via Olympic Exploration for the past few months (AMI 422), [...]

Free access Mining 28.01.2020

DRC
Ventora debacle throws up hurdles for Gécamines triumvirate

Albert Yuma, chairman of the board at Gécamines, was not [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2020

Guinea
NFC takes Russian route to enter local mining

It is not by teaming up with a fellow Chinese [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2020

DRC
PACT digs in heels over criticism of its programmes in Mutoshi

The NGO PACT has taken offence to the claims that [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2020

Angola
L'ancien patron de Bornéo devient la nouvelle tour de contrôle parisienne des activités de Total à Luanda

Le Français Vincent Dutel a été récemment nommé vice-président délégué [...]

Subscribers only Énergies 21.01.2020

DRC
IRA takes on tech giants and slams PACT's competence

In its class action in which it accuses five American groups of benefiting from the use of forced child labour on DRC cobalt mines, International Rights Advocates also criticises NGO PACT for its lack of efficiency.

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2020

Africa
Gemstones to take the limelight on traceability in 2020

While over the past few years cobalt and the 3Ts [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.01.2020

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