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for the supply of spodumene concentrate (SC6) from the Manono Lithium and Tin Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Under the offtake agreement, Yibin Tianyi will purchase up to 200,000t per annum of SC6 for an initial 3-year term following commencement of production with an option to extend for an additional two years.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Higher EV penetration reduces GHG emissions from fuel use regardless of the transportation energy transition, while those from fuel production are more sensitive to energy-sector decarbonization and could reach nearly “net zero” by 2040. —Zhang et al. (a) a) Annual demand and recycling potential with or without a second use. (a)

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Glencore produces cobalt mainly as a by-product of copper mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but also as a by-product of nickel mining in Australia and Canada. Glencore is one of the world’s leading producers of cobalt; in 2020, Glencore produced 27.4 kt of cobalt at its assets.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

These include the financing and construction of an oil refinery in the DRC to be owned jointly by both countries to meet regional demand for refined petroleum products, along with the construction of storage facilities for refined products. West-Central Coastal Province, West Africa. —DRC Minister Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga.

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MAY 30, 2021

Fastmarkets reported that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrate. In 2013, after reversing the decision, the government put heightened taxes on cobalt concentrate exports in place.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Roughly 60% of mined cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They estimated supply from scheduled and unscheduled production as well as secondary production to range from 320 to 460 ktonnes. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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APRIL 4, 2011

A newly released GE study — Flare Gas Reduction: Recent Global Trends and Policy Considerations —estimates that 5% of the world’s natural gas production is wasted by burning or “flaring” unused gas each year, despite some progress on the flaring issue. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The vast majority of cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); three-quarters of this is then processed by China. This is supported by strong control of the midstream, with a near monopoly over anode production and more than three-quarters of cathode production.

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MAY 14, 2012

Research groups from Iowa State University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered the function of three plant proteins, a discovery that could help plant scientists boost seed oil production in crops, thereby benefitting the production of food, biorenewable chemicals and biofuels. —Joseph Noel.

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JULY 14, 2021

Michael Moats, professor and interim chair of materials science and engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, who says reducing carbon emissions from energy systems in the United States will increase the need for metal production by two to six times per kilowatt of energy production. —Michael Moats.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

The cross-industry initiative “Cobalt for Development” has started trainings for twelve artisanal mining cooperatives in October in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). —WEF, “Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The estimated value of US production of all industrial minerals in 2022 was $63.5 billion, which is about 65% of the total value of US mine production value. Crushed stone was the leading nonfuel mineral commodity domestically produced in 2022, accounting for 21% of the total value of US mine production. Critical minerals.

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MAY 22, 2021

Glencore, one of the world’s leading producers of cobalt, produces cobalt mainly as a by-product of copper mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but also as a by-product of nickel mining in Australia and Canada. The Benchmark webinar was part of the Cobalt Institute Conference on 19 May 2021.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

China Molybdenum (CMOC) , a leading cobalt and copper producer, recently started trial production from its 10k expansion project at the Tenke Fungurume Mine (TFM) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). TFM mainly produces copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

million tons of identified lithium resources, ranking the country 10 th in the world behind Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, the US, Australia, China, Congo, Canada and Germany. Other activities necessary for the full fulfillment of its purpose. According to the USGS, Mexico has 1.7

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The NGO Pact works alongside local communities in nearly 40 countries to eradicate poverty, notably by making artisanal and small-scale mining formal, safer and more productive. This partnership responds to the will of the Government through its initiative for the defence and promotion of national artisanal production.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2020

The Group is evaluating technical solutions offered by engineering firms BGRIMM Technology Group from China and Outotec from Finland, which will allow for the production of both NCM 6:2:2 and NCM 8:1:1 precursors depending on market conditions. The Group is planning to develop the plant in two phases.

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MAY 18, 2022

The Democratic Republic of the Congo remained the largest source of cobalt supply, accounting for 74% of the global mine supply and 87% (15 kt) of annual growth.Output from the artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) sector is estimated to have increased to 14.5 kt in 2021, 12% of the DRC’s total supply.

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MAY 22, 2021

The Cobalt Institute commissioned Roskill to look at the global trends in cobalt consumption, supply and production in 2020. Cobalt mine production (mainly in the DRC) as a by-product of copper mining results in the production of a Cu-Co concentrate. Source: Cobalt Institute.

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At some mining sites, olivine is a waste product, stored in piles on the surface. Perhaps most interesting to the energy sector is the rarest of its products—hard-to-source nickel-manganese-cobalt hydroxide that is increasingly required for lithium-ion battery production. The process is elegant but not massively complicated.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This, coupled with better than expected demand for portable electronics applications, linked to home working, and mobility products such as eBikes, has seen the sentiment for the outlook for cobalt demand from the battery supply chain improve considerably from where it stood at the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Cobalt is necessary for the production of the most common types of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. Annual cobalt production in the EU is around 2,300 tonnes, while demand is already about nine times higher. Rising prices may impact battery production. Cobalt prices have tripled between 2015 and 2018.

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OCTOBER 29, 2022

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s Cobalt Forecast now suggests that cobalt production in the country could increase more than thirty-fold this decade. This would bring Indonesia into second place for cobalt mining, after the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to be the source for approximately 69% of mined cobalt in 2020—i.e., These concerns will only increase as greater volumes of production are required to feed demand. Source: Roskill.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Respect and protection of human rights and of the environment, all the way from the mine to the finished product, are decisive in this respect, the company said. Our aspiration is very clear: we want our products to contain only raw materials that have been mined and produced without human rights violations. —Markus Schäfer.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

billion to expand production capacity of its Tenke Fungurume mine (TFM) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In July, the company started trial production from a 10k expansion at another site in the mine. China Molybdenum (CMOC) will invest US$2.51 Earlier post.). Mtpy for oxidized ores and 9.1 Mtpy for mixed ores.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Differences in battery materials and production techniques, including the location and energy mix of production, also affect the emissions profiles of different EVs. The supply chain is complex and subject to a number of potential bottlenecks where few countries or companies are responsible for dominant shares of production.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Ford is working with its international nonprofit and grantmaking partners to support and promote a pilot program that will empower women working in the copper and cobalt supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Democratic Republic of Congo, a leader producer of cobalt, exported approximately 70% of global demand in 2020.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

FREYR Battery, a developer of clean, next-generation battery cell production capacity, has become a member of the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) to underscore FREYR’s commitment to developing a sustainable global battery industry. We are undergoing a major energy transition, moving from fossil fuels to battery-powered technology.

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JULY 31, 2011

million tons of identified lithium resources, respectively, while Brazil, Congo, and Serbia each contain approximately 1 million tons. Among the other countries, identified lithium resources for Bolivia and Chile total 9 million tons and in excess of 7.5 million tons, respectively. China and Argentina total 5.4 million tons and 2.6

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AUGUST 6, 2018

The transactional flow of Mintrax is based on COBC’s operational experience trading certified-conflict-free metals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and work with due-diligence program design firm BetterChain, as well as DLT’s deep-bench supply chain and logistics experience with IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric blockchain.

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MARCH 19, 2021

At present, the US relies on imports from nations such as China and the Democratic Republic of Congo for these critical materials. This leaves clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption due to trade disputes, natural disasters, or armed conflicts.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

The pilot is being tested in real operating conditions, from upstream cobalt production facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to downstream electric vehicle productions sites.

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MAY 21, 2021

Tested in real operating conditions, from upstream cobalt production facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to downstream electric vehicle production sites, the pilot will run until the end of 2021, with the roll-out of the final solution expected in 2022.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Cobalt is one of the key components in production of electrified vehicles and is used in significant quantities in high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. Investigations led by Amnesty International in 2016 highlighted linkage of cobalt production in the DRC to child labor.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Roughly 62 percent global cobalt output is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An executive from Ford said recently that automakers might feel compelled to invest directly in cobalt production over fears of securing adequate supply. “I

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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