Copper exports from DRC to the US begin via Lobito Atlantic Railway
A cargo of copper cathodes is headed to Baltimore after arriving by train at the port of Lobito in Angola on Monday.
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Lead sellers caught short by Shanghai delivery rule change
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Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project
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