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How a China-funded survey uncovered $3B in new mineral deposits in Liberia
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (423+ words) A China-funded national mineral resource survey has revealed significant new mineral deposits in Liberia, offering fresh opportunities for economic growth and investment. The survey, the largest in more than 50 years identified lithium, neodymium, silver, nickel, zinc, uranium, and cobalt, which…...
Bezos and Gates-backed firm fights for DRC’s mineral data in exchange for more investments
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (537+ words) The dispute between the US mining firm, Kobold Metals, backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, and Belgium's AfricaMuseum over the digitization of colonial-era maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be intensifying. KoBold…...
DR Congo signs AI-powered mineral mapping deal with US firm Atlas Park
2+ week, 6+ day ago (263+ words) The Democratic Republic of the Congo has secured a new five-year partnership with US investment firm Atlas Park to bring AI-driven geological research to its mining sector, a move aimed at modernising how the country maps and manages its mineral…...
Ghana Seeks to Mobilize Capital for Continental Mineral Development
3+ week, 1+ day ago (190+ words) The High Street Journal Ghana is engaging investors and partners to develop its mineral resources, ensuring projects deliver long-term economic and environmental benefits." This was highlighted by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, during a…...
Africa’s $29.5 Trillion Mineral Wealth Risks Going Untapped, AFC Study Shows
3+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) The High Street Journal Africa is sitting on an estimated US$29.5 trillion in mineral resources, yet the continent captures only a fraction of the economic value of this wealth, according to a new study by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)....
Why Ghana Must Tread Cautiously with Renewed Attempts to Nationalize Mineral Wealth
3+ week, 2+ day ago (554+ words) The High Street Journal As the current government of Ghana renews effort to maximise national benefits from its mineral wealth through nationalising its mineral resources, "the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines is cautioning the state to tread cautiously…...