DRC copper holds key to greening global economy, says mining magnate
Robert Friedland says country has the best deposits of the metal, used in everything from electric cars to solar panels
08 June 2021 - 17:51
An African nation emerging from decades of conflict and corruption holds the key to greening the global economy.
That’s the view of mining magnate Robert Friedland, whose Kamoa-Kakula venture just started producing copper in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After scouring 59 countries for more than three decades, the Canadian billionaire says the DRC has the world’s best deposits of the metal used in everything from electric cars to solar panels and power grids...
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