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Anglo American shows renewed interest in Lualaba and Haut-Katanga

Many years after ceasing exploration in Katanga, the mining giant Anglo American appears to be considering a return to the country. [...]

Published on 03/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Senegal
Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
Anglo American shows renewed interest in Lualaba and Haut-Katanga

Spotlight | Zambia
Vedanta and Zambia finally agree on Konkola Copper Mines takeover

In Focus | DRC, United States
US disillusioned over failure to turn DR Congo away from Beijing

Cameroon
Battle over Nkamouna-Mada cobalt

Angola
Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

Zambia
Uptick in copper exploration followed by Rio Tinto, Anglo American and other majors

DRC
Mining industry squares up to Tshisekedi over VAT

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin