Congo enacts new plan to minimize COVID-19 impact as cobalt exports slump
The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a massive public-health information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners as part of a plan to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its key cobalt and copper industry. The proposals are contained in a report drafted by the Mines Ministry that warns of a “catastrophic” situation if the effects of the covid-19 outbreak lead to major mine closures. MOST MINES, INCLUDING ONES RUN BY GLENCORE AND CHINA MOLYBDENUM, CONTINUE TO OPERATE AMID STAFFING RESTRICTIONS Congo, the world’s biggest producer…
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