A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says
A Trump administration official says the United States is talking with conflict-plagued Congo about developing its mineral ...
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Trafigura-backed Congo cobalt miner scraps sale to Chinese firm
Congo’s mining industry, which is also the world’s top supplier of cobalt and the second-biggest source of copper, is dominated by Chinese companies. Chemaf and Norin have decided to let the ...
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MMG halts new Congo plant after one year on cobalt slump
A Chinese state-controlled mining company mothballed a cobalt processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo only 15 months after opening it due to a historic slump in the price of the ...
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Congo may extend cobalt export suspension, President says
Cobalt production in Congo has soared in recent years, as China’s CMOC Group ramped up output at two large mines in the country causing supply to race ahead of demand and prices to tumble.
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A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead
Both cobalt-copper mines are located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. American mining giant Freeport-McMoRan sold its stake in the Tenke Fungurume Mine to CMOC Group – then known as China ...