Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

Spotlight

DRC

War for lithium declared in Manono

The big names of the mining industry are rushing into to grab a share of southeast Congo-K's lithium, a metal in hot demand with the electric battery booming. We investigated as British financier Jason Brewer, Australian mining and oil magnate [...] (550 words)

Issue dated 18/07/2017 Reading time 3 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Mining

Receive free prompts for these topics

DRC
1620 Capital
AfriAg Global
African Phosphate
AVZ Minerals
Cape Lambert Resources
Cominiere
David Lenigas
Doriemus
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp
Eurasian Resources Group
Frank Timis
Gedeon Palesa
Glencore
Intiga Security
Investec
Jason Brewer
John Boardman
Joseph Kabila
Laurent Desire Kabila
LGC Capital
Martin Kabwelulu
MMCS Strategic 1
Perth Glory
Rare Earth Minerals
Rothschild
Tommy Lo Seen Chong
Tony Sage
Vector Resources
Victor Hanna
Xstrata
Zoe Kabila Mwanza Mbala

Odhav seeks own iron ore source for rebar production

Guinea's booming iron ore exploration sector has one new player in the field, Indian firm Odhav Multi Industries. Odhav submitted [...]

SIERRA LEONE Finance Mining 17/09/2019

Winance financiers counting on Marampa iron ore turnaround

As it waits on the Sierra Leone authorities to grant [...]

DRC Mining 21/05/2019

Object of SFO-ERG dispute back in Kinshasa's hands

Just before he stepped down from the ministry of mines [...]

DRC 05/03/2019

MMCS fights for its right to AVZ's Manono lithium in Paris

As Africa Mining Intelligence understands, an arbitration process between MMCS Strategic 1 and Congolese state-owned firm Cominiere started at the [...]

SOUTH AFRICA DRC 19/02/2019

Cauldron Energy's new African targets

With Australian businessman Tony Sage - former business partner to mining magnate Frank Timis (AEI 827) - no longer a [...]

DRC Mining 19/02/2019

Rawbank banks on battery metals and a quieter Kivu

Increasing interest from investors for Congo-K's lithium and cobalt has [...]

DRC UGANDA Mining 08/01/2019

Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining Free

Since the end of 2018, Australian mid-cap firm Carnavale Resources, which explores the tin oxide mineral cassiterite in Uganda, has [...]

DRC Mining 20/11/2018

Jason Brewer's mining empire expands

Arrow Mining, the South African junior that signed a deal to buy the Mpokoto gold project last month, located in [...]

DRC Mining 20/11/2018

Authorities tackle Frontier's water shortage hitch

In early 2019, a broad impact assessment of the Katanga copper mine Frontier and its surrounding area should determine whether [...]

DRC Infrastructures Mining 06/11/2018

Will Manono lithium ever make it to Lubumbashi by road?

Four months after its rousing opening, work on the road to evacuate lithium from Manono is already lagging behind schedule. [...]

Spotlight

CHINA DRC UNITED STATES Mining 25/09/2018

The kings of high-tech jostling for Katanga's mines

There is an unofficial war currently raging between American and Chinese battery, electric car and electronics manufacturers for Congo-K's reserves of lithium and cobalt, key components of these booming sectors. Although the Chinese groups have been able to snap up [. [...]

AFRICA 28/08/2018

Mired by politics in Nicaragua, Oro Verde turns to continent

Unable to access its gold projects in Nicaragua due to the political crisis that has gripped the country since April, [...]

Spotlight

DRC Mining 26/06/2018

The rise and rise of the Chinese miners in Katanga

Taking the long-term approach has paid off for the Chinese mining operators, services and trading firms patiently lobbying to take control of Congo-K's mining sector. While Chinese investors are not the most proactive presence at the various mining forums and [. [...]

DRC Mining 29/05/2018

Tim Lebbon fails to have Cape Lambert's secrets laid bare

In late April, an Australian court rejected a request filed by Tim Lebbon, founder of financial consultancy firm Leadenhall, for [...]

MOROCCO Mining 01/05/2018

David Lenigas homes in on Kingdom's cobalt

Monaco-based Australian businessman David Lenigas, who is constantly on the lookout for new lucrative business deals and recently added therapeutic [...]

DRC Mining 27/03/2018

Entrepreneur Kennesy Brouwers takes a bet on lithium

QG Lithium, the junior launched in late 2017 in London by Congolese businessman Kennesy Brouwers, has already snapped up three [...]

CHINA DRC Mining 27/03/2018

AirGuide plays match-maker in cobalt and lithium

As demand for lithium and cobalt continues to grow, the consultancy firm AirGuide is helping juniors active in Congo-K forge ties with Chinese firms. [...]

DRC Mining 13/03/2018

Kabwelulu aims to nip tensions between Copperbelt diggers and operators in the bud

To prevent diggers from resorting to further attacks on projects [...]

DRC Mining 12/12/2017

Jason Brewer, juniors' leading country link for mining deals

Australian junior Vector Resources, which has secured a contract with [...]

DRC Mining 14/11/2017

Banro pressures government to tackle mounting insecurity

Canadian concern Banro Corp took the authorities in Kinshasa to task in a letter reportedly sent in late September over [...]

AFRICA 03/10/2017

Jason Brewer crafts his niche in phosphates

A deft hand at handling high-risk ventures in lucrative minerals, Australian businessman Jason Brewer is making moves to acquire several [...]

DRC Mining 19/09/2017

Simon Youds' plans to defuse diggers' revolt

Australian entrepreneur Simon Youds, who develops gold projects in the Maniema province of eastern Congo-K via the firm he heads, [...]

GUINEA Mining 05/09/2017

Alexander Zotov makes headway on Telimele bauxite Free

Russian businessman Alexander Zotov is hoping to kick off bauxite production in the prefectures of Telimele and Fria, Guinea, as [...]

DRC Mining 01/08/2017

Miners in a tizzy over threat of international sanctions

Western diplomatic chancelleries are preparing to rain down a series of sanctions on members of Congolese president Joseph Kabila's entourage [...]

DRC Mining 01/08/2017

Victor Hanna switches from lithium to gold

According to our information, the discreet company incorporated in Mauritius [...]

AFRICA 18/07/2017

Influential Robert Amsterdam on the hunt for mining conflicts

Lawyer Robert Amsterdam, whose prestigious clients included former Yukos boss [...]

WEST AFRICA Mining 23/05/2017

Double legal serving for Frank Timis

The Paris International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is finally about to start arbitral proceedings between the Burkinabe state and Pan [...]

DRC Mining 21/03/2017

Who is hiding behind MMCS's move to take AVZ to court?

Even though the Mauritian firm MMCS Strategic 1 popped into [...]

DRC Mining 03/05/2016

Copper dives deeper

A 12% drop in copper production announced by the Federation [...]

Insiders DRC 29/08/2013

Mines at the heart of ethnic allegiances

In this enormous country where central power is weak, ethnic allegiance counts above everything, particularly in the mineral resources sector where the political and economic stakes are high. Whoever controls the copper, cobalt, diamond and cassiterite mines of this vast land controls the manna which will finance the presidential and provincial elections of the future and the military operations needed to repel foreign forces. [...]

On our other sites

Intelligence Online 13/11/2019

How North American firms in legal spats with DRC orchestrated campaign against ENRC

ENRC has accused investment firms involved in legal battles with the DRC of conducting operations to destabilise it, thanks to internal documents leaked by a former IT consultant. [...]

Receive free prompts for these topics

DRC
1620 Capital
AfriAg Global
African Phosphate
AVZ Minerals
Cape Lambert Resources
Cominiere
David Lenigas
Doriemus
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp
Eurasian Resources Group
Frank Timis
Gedeon Palesa
Glencore
Intiga Security
Investec
Jason Brewer
John Boardman
Joseph Kabila
Laurent Desire Kabila
LGC Capital
Martin Kabwelulu
MMCS Strategic 1
Perth Glory
Rare Earth Minerals
Rothschild
Tommy Lo Seen Chong
Tony Sage
Vector Resources
Victor Hanna
Xstrata
Zoe Kabila Mwanza Mbala

New: Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

Eskom's fate caught up in the clash between Ramaphosa and Mantashe

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

Chad post-Idriss Deby: the big unknown

War for lithium declared in Manono

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Receive free prompts for these topics

Odhav seeks own iron ore source for rebar production

Winance financiers counting on Marampa iron ore turnaround

Object of SFO-ERG dispute back in Kinshasa's hands

MMCS fights for its right to AVZ's Manono lithium in Paris

Cauldron Energy's new African targets

Rawbank banks on battery metals and a quieter Kivu

Klaus' daughter Sheena Eckhof makes a name for herself in mining Free

Jason Brewer's mining empire expands

Authorities tackle Frontier's water shortage hitch

Will Manono lithium ever make it to Lubumbashi by road?

The kings of high-tech jostling for Katanga's mines

Mired by politics in Nicaragua, Oro Verde turns to continent

The rise and rise of the Chinese miners in Katanga

Tim Lebbon fails to have Cape Lambert's secrets laid bare

David Lenigas homes in on Kingdom's cobalt

Entrepreneur Kennesy Brouwers takes a bet on lithium

AirGuide plays match-maker in cobalt and lithium

Kabwelulu aims to nip tensions between Copperbelt diggers and operators in the bud

Jason Brewer, juniors' leading country link for mining deals

Banro pressures government to tackle mounting insecurity

Jason Brewer crafts his niche in phosphates

Simon Youds' plans to defuse diggers' revolt

Alexander Zotov makes headway on Telimele bauxite Free

Miners in a tizzy over threat of international sanctions

Victor Hanna switches from lithium to gold

Influential Robert Amsterdam on the hunt for mining conflicts

Double legal serving for Frank Timis

Who is hiding behind MMCS's move to take AVZ to court?

Copper dives deeper

Mines at the heart of ethnic allegiances

How North American firms in legal spats with DRC orchestrated campaign against ENRC

Receive free prompts for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes: