US-backed group seeks major stake in DR Congo mining sector

Glencore has announced a potential multi-billion-dollar divestment in its copper and cobalt operations to the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium

The Anglo-Swiss multinational Glencore has agreed to sell a 40% stake in two of its copper and cobalt projects in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) to a US government-backed investment group. The deal comes as Washington intensifies efforts to secure access to minerals vital to advanced manufacturing...