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High Voltage: Congo’s cobalt cuts cause price spike as China scrambles for supply
A DRC cobalt export ban may only impact prices in the short term, but could point to a broader price control strategy to come ...
Why the U.S. Keeps Losing to China in the Battle Over Critical Minerals
Syrah Resources thought its graphite mine in Mozambique would challenge China’s dominance in the global market, but then ...
The Print on MSN1d
How China has been playing the long game, quietly building its global reserves in critical minerals
Report by AidData, a research lab at US's College of William and Mary, shows China has financed forays into a number of ...
GlobalData on MSN7d
China’s MMG suspends operations at new DRC plant after year-long cobalt slump
Chinese state-controlled mining company MMG suspended its cobalt processing plant at the Kinsevere mine in the Democratic ...
China still leads the pack in Africa’s critical minerals race as US struggles to keep up
Beijing has spent years – and billions – investing in Africa’s mining sector, and it is now paying off, experts say.
China’s 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 ...
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Cobalt Prices Surge: A Chess Match Between China and the US?
Due to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government’s decision to suspend cobalt exports for four months, international ...
African Review2d
MMG places Kinsevere cobalt plant on ice
Cobalt, a key battery metal used in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), is one of the DRC’s major exports. The move ...
Bloomberg L.P.7d
China’s 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 ...