Zambia launches 100MW solar plant supplying First Quantum Minerals
This represents the country's biggest grid-connected solar power plant, built by PowerChina.
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Indonesia offers US critical minerals joint investment as part of tariff talks
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Zijin Mining to acquire Kazakh gold mine in $1.2B deal
Zijin said on Monday it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines in Kazakhstan, Raygorodok.
