Roskill says China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the DRC could pose a threat to western market participants.

The Gamsberg mine was closed in November after the pit wall collapsed.

With around 233 covid-19 deaths in the mining industry, unions have called on miners to help pay for vaccines.

The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more than 80% over the next four to five years as the global economy recovers and supply dwindles.

The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade.