Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and Chile as seeks to diversify mining
The diversification strategy includes plans to expand into international mining to secure access to minerals including copper, cobalt and nickel, as well as lithium.
Copper production in Democratic Republic of Congo rose 15.9% year-on-year to 1.308 million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019, according to central bank figures released on Thursday.
Cobalt production fell 18.3% to 82,220 tonnes, while gold output slid 6.3% to 31,847 kilograms.
(By Aaron Ross; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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