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Lubumbashi slag heap: Trafigura wins zinc and Huayou snaps up cobalt

The reopening of the Lubumbashi tailings processing facility has reshuffled the deck of buyers, with Glencore out and Trafigura and Huayou very much in. [...] (241 words)

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General John Numbi's swift business with Katanga miners

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Trading giant Trafigura expands Mauritian network

Lubumbashi slag heap processing unit back in action

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