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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
Ruashi copper suppliers need to prove credentials

Chinese firm Jinchuan must now provide proof of origin for any copper supplies it outsources for its Ruashi processing unit.

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Ivory Coast
Shiloh Minerals surfs on surge in battery metals

The Ivorian government has awarded Indian group Shiloh Minerals a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Angola
Manuel Vicente : les ex-actionnaires de Cobalt accusent Goldman Sachs

Les anciens actionnaires de la junior américaine Cobalt International Energy, désormais en faillite, ont proposé le 12 octobre à la [...]

Subscribers only Énergies 30.10.2018

Angola
Le liquidateur de Cobalt Energy recrute des VIP chez Greenberg

PDG depuis mars dernier de la junior Cobalt Energy dont [...]

Subscribers only Énergies 30.10.2018

DRC
Banro Corp brings in elite unit to shake off troubles

Weakened by repeated attacks from militia groups on its gold mine Namoya in eastern Congo-K (AMI 424), and under pressure [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

Botswana, Namibia
Virgo takes a chance on Kalahari and Matchless Copperbelt

Financial consultancy concern Sanlam Private Wealth is busy helping its client, the new Perth-based Virgo Resources, incorporated in May, go [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

DRC
ERG skirts around obstacles Gecamines laid for Boss Mining

Kazakh group ERG has come up with a solution to keep the Boss Mining site running after Gecamines confiscated its concentrator.

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

DRC
Diggers want their share of cobalt boon

Rising copper prices have heightened tensions within Congo-K's Copperbelt artisanal [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

Guinea
Ex-Cape Lambert Resources executives expand Siguiri gold prospects

The junior firm Celtic Mining filed a gold research permit [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

Madagascar
IMF stops over in Ambatovy

En route towards the port of Toamasina, the team led [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.10.2018

DRC
Conco powers on to Katanga mining market

The energy sector engineering firm has been going from strength to strength with Copperbelt mining operators.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 09.10.2018

South Africa
Jason Brewer adds battery metal, vanadium, to his basket

Perth-based businessman Jason Brewer arrived in Johannesburg October 2 with the view to round off weeks of talks for the [...]

Free access Mining 09.10.2018

DRC
Kennesy Brouwers shores up Copperbelt presence with Minexco

With a foot already in Katangan lithium via QG Lithium, the Congolese businessman has now created Minexco to tap into the province's copper and cobalt reserves.

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

DRC
Dave Gagnon geared for speedy advance on Manono lithium

Now that Canadian firm Tantalex Resources Corp has finalised the acquisition of lithium tailings from Manono-Kitotolo in Congo-K's Tanganyika province, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

Mozambique
Cherie Leeden makes progress in mining and for women

Now that she left her duties as vice president of cobalt and lithium explorer MetalsTech, the Australian geologist Cherie Leeden [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

DRC
Mining traceability expert Kumi Consulting crazy for cobalt

The British consultancy firm specialised in helping companies implement responsible [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.10.2018

RDC
Kabongo, l'ex-bras droit de Dan Gertler, accélère son barrage

L'homme d'affaires congolais Yves Kabongo, proche du cercle présidentiel, mise sur le site prometteur de Kinsuka.

Subscribers only Énergies 02.10.2018

DRC
China's go-to man for Katanga, Simon Cong, takes control of Musoshi copper

The Chinese businessman with connections among the highest echelons of power in Kinshasa, Cong Mao Huai, better known by his [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.09.2018

DRC, Zambia
Ghanaian gold experts pan for copper and cobalt

Until now active in Ghanaian gold, Blaze Metals has taken a stab at copper and cobalt exploration in the Copperbelt zone shared by Zambia and Congo-K.

Subscribers only Mining 25.09.2018

DRC
Leonide Mupepele shares his vision of cobalt exploration

The Congolese engineer who heads the mining consultancy firm he [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.09.2018

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