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Friedland confident Congo copper mine will be world’s second-largest

The founder of Ivanhoe Mines said the Kamoa-Kakula project is “on track to become one of the absolute greatest copper mining complexes in the world.”

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China Moly ups stake in giant Tenke copper mine to 80%

Company has agreed to buy BHR Newwood DRC Holdings Ltd, a holding company set up by private equity firm BHR to buy a 24% stake in the Congo mine in 2017.

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Ford to lead blockchain pilot that traces cobalt mined in Congo

The carmaker will use a blockchain-based platform to trace supplies of cobalt from a Chinese-owned mine in the Congo for the batteries in its electric cars, in an effort to ensure they are not linked to human rights abuses.

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