DRC Mining Week June 2021: Returning in safety and in numbers
2021 is set to be a solid year for DRC’s mining sector. The mining community is prepared to meet in Lubumbashi between June 15-17 for the annual DRC Mining Week expo and conference, according to Emmanuelle Nicholls, the Group Director, Mining and Natural Resources at Clarion Events Africa. She also said that DRC’s mining sector did well within this ongoing pandemic caused by COVID-19. Demanded elements like copper, cobalt and gold are extracted well and will be part of the discussion.
DRC supplies 70% of the world's cobalt resource which is crucial in making lithium-ion batteries and in the manufacture of magnetic, wear-resistant and high-strength alloys.
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