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Angola
Angolan lithium in the limelight

In recent years, the main energy transition metals that have been of interest to Angola's investors have been cobalt, nickel and copper. However, a listed junior is now targetting lithium, an essential metal for battery manufacturing, which is highly sought after on the African continent. [...]

Published on 14/06/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Zijin Mining pays $70m to mysterious Congolese NGO

A subsidiary of Chinese miner Zijin has, via its joint venture with Congolese state-owned Cominière, paid a substantial sum to an NGO whose president also sits on the board of the state-owned company.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2024

DRC
Future brightens for junior miner Tantalex

More than five years after embarking on mining exploration in the DR Congo, Canadian company Tantalex will be able to generate revenue for the first time in its existence.

Subscribers only Mining 21.08.2023

Mali
Juniors on the lookout for local nickel

Mali is seeing a rise in the number of nickel exploration applications as demand for this metal essential to energy transition continues to grow across West Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 27.06.2022

Angola
Eramet taking close look at mining potential

The French mining group Eramet has held talks with the Luanda authorities to look at the potential of the Angolan subsoil. President Lourenço is hoping that the major players in the sector will start to diversify the minerals being mined, a key element of his mandate.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2022

Angola
Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

The British-South African mining giant is hiring geologists and new staff to keep its 2022 exploration campaign in Angola running at full speed.

Subscribers only Mining 07.02.2022

Angola, United Kingdom
London schmoozes Luanda with mining investments

BP, the biggest British firm in Angola, is gradually disengaging from the country. London hopes it can remain on good terms with Luanda and secure supplies of strategic minerals for the UK by helping the country diversify its mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2022

Angola
Longonjo rare earths, the ace up Lourenço's sleeve

Spearheaded by the UK's Pensana Rare Earths, the Longonjo neodymium-praseodymium project is starting to take shape, with production scheduled to begin in 2022. President João Lourenço has high hopes for this project, which he believes could become a flagship achievement of his mining reforms.

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2021

Sampling at the Longonjo Rare Earths Mine Project.