Experts suggest the arrangement may mirror China’s own “minerals-for-infrastructure” deal struck with the DRC in 2007, in which Chinese firms agreed to develop infrastructure in exchange for access to ...

At the start of the year cobalt prices fell to their lowest level ever on an inflation adjusted basis and reached near decade lows nominally. A surge in supply from the Congo, responsible for 80% ...

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Prices of battery materials lithium and cobalt assessed by consultancy Benchmark Minerals Intelligence (BMI) will be used for contracts launched by Intercontinental ...