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This week:
Zambia copper explorer has exclusivity agreement with Anglo American
Platinum-linked green hydrogen economy right for Africa
And, Completion of first phase of Kore Potash’s new starter project expected in May
Copper explorer Arc Minerals, which has done extensive exploration drilling in Zambia in its study of a near-term copper opportunity, has signed an exclusivity agreement with Anglo American.
Arc Minerals executive chairperson and CEO Nick von Schirnding:
The long value chain of green hydrogen economy has the potential to create a multiplicity of jobs and open up the market for investment possibilities for the Southern African region into what is expected to become a multi-trillion-dollar global decarbonisation market.
Forschungszentrum Jülich corporate development unit scientist and project manager Dr Solomon Nwabueze Agbo:
The current strategy of Kore Potash is to focus on the Dougou Extension project, a 400 000 t/y selective solution-mining project in the Republic of Congo, rather than the considerably larger Kola underground mining project.
Kore Potash COO Gavin Chamberlain:
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