CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million
The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.
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Nornickel to minimise 2020 final dividend, considers buyback
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