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DR Congo’s mining industry hobbled by poor infrastructure

DR Congo’s mining industry hobbled by poor infrastructure

DR Congo is Africa’s largest copper producer, and while it is the world’s leading source of cobalt, miners can only export concentrated forms of cobalt at 60-70 percent of the market price because of the energy problem.
A massive hydropower project on the River Congo, Inga 3, has the potential to power the entire country and even the continent, but it has been frequently delayed.

By AFP · 18 June 2018

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How a Dubai-based businessman has emerged as a key player in the world’s cobalt supplies

How a Dubai-based businessman has emerged as a key player in the world’s cobalt supplies

By Richard Wachman · 19 April 2018

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