African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation in the mining sector 1 Economy Battery Metals Cobalt Copper Corporate social responsibility Events & Expos 

African leaders talk up policy reform and regional cooperation in the mining sector

The Invest in Africa Mining Indaba heard that African leaders are waking up to the fact that the continent stands at the precipice of a generational opportunity to reinvent itself and participate in meaningful economic upliftment as the global energy transition accelerates. But to get there, several African leaders spoke of ongoing policy reforms to attract new investment and create new regional value chains to service the emerging green economy. South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, told the Indaba audience that policy reforms were at the core of what was required… Read More Here
Sama Lukonde reaffirms DRC govt's determination on the creation of electric battery manufacturing plants at the local level 2 Battery Metals Events & Expos Mining in DRC 

Sama Lukonde reaffirms DRC govt’s determination on the creation of electric battery manufacturing plants at the local level

May 11 in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Indaba Mining investing Forum, the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde answered questions from the press. The head of the Congolese government combed through all the relevant issues at the center of the Indaba Mining conference.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, he reaffirmed loud and clear the determination of the Democratic Republic of Congo to position itself, in Africa, in the production of electric batteries with regard to a large deposit of Lithium available to the Country. is an ongoing… Read More Here

DRC Minister of Mines signs the exploitation permit in favor of AVZ Minerals, What next?

The Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi, has signed an order granting an exploitation permit to the mining company AVZ Minerals for its Manono lithium project. The announcement was made by the Australian mining operator on Wednesday May 4, 2022. With the signing of this decree, he thinks, AVZ Minerals is thus entering a decisive turning point for its plans to materialize this flagship asset, the Manono lithium project. Once the document from the Minister of Mines has been obtained, AVZ Minerals is… Read More Here
Good times are ahead for lithium miners as prices continue to surge 3 Battery Metals International Lithium 

Good times are ahead for lithium miners as prices continue to surge

Good times are ahead for producers of lithium, the battery material that’s key to the electrification of transportation. Albemarle Corp., the world’s No. 1 miner of the silvery, white metal, boosted profit forecasts for the year as lithium prices soar due to demand from electric vehicles. The third biggest miner, Livent Corp., did the same. The popularity of electric vehicles has driven prices for battery metals sharply higher, even sparking fears of shortages of materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel. Lithium supplies are a concern in particular because there’s no… Read More Here
AVZ Minerals scores long-awaited Manono Project license 4 Battery Metals Lithium Mining in DRC Tin 

AVZ Minerals scores long-awaited Manono Project license

AVZ Minerals Limited (ASX: AVZ, OTCQX: AZZVF) (AVZ or Company) is pleased to announce that the Minister of Mines has issued the Ministerial Decree to award the Permit d’Exploitation (PE or Mining Licence) for its flagship Manono Lithium and Tin Project (Manono Project). Dathcom Mining SA is 75% owned by AVZ International Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of AVZMinerals Limited.Award of the Mining LicenceThe signing of the Ministerial Decree to award the Mining Licence to Dathcom Mining SA (Dathcom), in which AVZ holds a 75% interest via its wholly… Read More Here
Tesla delays filing as investors await word on possible stock split 5 Battery Metals International 

Tesla delays filing as investors await word on possible stock split

Tesla Inc. needs more time to file a regular disclosure ahead of its annual shareholders’ meeting, pushing back a potential detailing of plans for issuing new shares and a possible stock split. Elon Musk’s electric-car-market leader said on Monday in a securities filing that it wouldn’t be able to file a proxy statement until sometime later this year, without providing a specific timeline. Tesla faced an April 30 deadline for filing its shareholder proxy after the end of its fiscal year on Dec. 31. “We currently expect that our definitive… Read More Here
Zambia and DRC sign Cooperating Agreements to Start Manufacturing Electric Batteries 6 Battery Metals Mining in DRC Mining in Zambia 

Zambia and DRC sign Cooperating Agreements to Start Manufacturing Electric Batteries

Head of State Félix Tshisekedi and his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema decide to harmonize their development policies and strategies vis-à-vis the mining and industrial sector for the success of the market relating to the establishment of a value in the electric battery and clean energy sector. To do this, they have set up a framework called “Battery Council of the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC – Zambia Battery Council). “Our two brotherly states agree to set up a common governance framework, called the Battery Council of… Read More Here
Development of DRC's electric battery industry, the FPI ready to support the African Center of Excellence 7 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Infrastructural Development 

Development of DRC’s electric battery industry, the FPI ready to support the African Center of Excellence

Long decried as the Congolese Achilles’ heel, the FPI Industry Promotion Fund says it is ready to finance the bankable research projects of the African Center of Excellence for the Electric Battery Industry recently launched in Lubumbashi, capital of the province of Haut-Katanga. After the installation of the African Center of Excellence for the Electric Battery Industry by the Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku, Congolese researchers are invited to play an important role in this project. To do this, the FPI is called upon to support the various research projects… Read More Here
Julien Paluku invites Congolese to invest in the electric battery market valued between 8 and 10 trillion USD 8 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Cobalt 

Julien Paluku invites Congolese to invest in the electric battery market valued between 8 and 10 trillion USD

The Minister of Industry, Julien Paluku, is mobilizing local investors in the electric battery production project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On an official mission in the copper city of Lubumbashi, the Congolese Minister of Industry wants to see the Congolese be the first to take the initiative to take ownership of this vast and ambitious project launched by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo ( ground floor). According to him, this project aims to mobilize financial resources estimated at between 8 and 10,000 billion US… Read More Here
Musk appeals for more lithium production to meet battery demand 9 Battery Metals Lithium 

Musk appeals for more lithium production to meet battery demand

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk made a public appeal for more investment in lithium mining to close what he sees as a yawning gap between supply and demand that’s being fueled by the adoption of electric vehicles. Battery production, and more specifically lithium, is the “fundamental limiting factor” for electric-vehicle adoption worldwide, Musk said on an earnings call with investors Wednesday. “We think we’re going to need to help the industry on this front,” Musk said. “I’d certainly encourage entrepreneurs out there who are looking for opportunities to… Read More Here

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