Congo bans exports of copper, cobalt concentrates
Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate in a major escalation of its drive to force domestic processing and retain more value from its vast mineral resources, according to a new government order reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
Zimbabwe’s sole lithium salt plant unable to process third-party metal, official says
Zimbabwe’s sole lithium sulphate plant, owned by China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799.SS), opens new tab, currently has no capacity to process minerals from other producers, an official said on Friday ahead of a concentrate export ban next year.