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China Pulls Back Loans to Africa — Tightening Capital for Mining

📌 Key Takeaways Chinese lending across Africa has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two decades, tightening capital for mining and infrastructure projects. Beijing’s retreat...

DRC Ends Cobalt Export Ban, Imposes Quotas of less than half recent production

Key Takeaways DRC ends cobalt export ban on October 16, 2025, replacing it with quotas. Quotas: 18,125 tonnes for the rest of 2025; 96,600 tonnes annually...

Congo Wants to Control Cobalt Prices — And the Global Battery Supply Chain Just Got a Warning Shot

The world’s largest source of cobalt plans to make a significant move to shift market influence. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which supplies over...

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Diesel Squeeze Raises Stakes for Australian Mining

US diesel prices have hit a record US$6.51 a gallon, lawmakers are proposing export restrictions, and Australia has reported...
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Copper Backwardation Tops US$500 as LME Supply Tightens

Copper advanced toward a record as competition for immediately available metal pushed a key London spread to its most...

Zinc Prices Rise as China Smelter Cuts Deepen Supply Squeeze

Zinc prices are being driven higher by a supply squeeze that has flipped the market from expected surplus to...

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