Chinese battery parts maker, African fund plan $2 billion venture in Morocco

Anglo will provide technology expertise to the Crawford project in Ontario.

Production of the battery material in the Southeast Asian country surged past others including Russia and Australia.

Microsoft executives visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December.

“The goal is to discover new deposits that can be the subject of calls for bids, with a view to concluding mutually profitable public-private partnerships,” Felix Tshisekedi said.

Recharge Industries has been selected as the preferred bidder for the majority of the insolvent battery firm’s business and assets.

Congo's state mining company plans to explore for minerals including lithium, tin, and rare earths.

The proposed mine would be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.

Transnet has been unable to meet demand for freight trains to transport iron ore, coal and other commodities.

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