William Clowes

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | William Clowes

The Nchanga copper mine, operated by Konkola Copper Mines Plc, in Chingola, Zambia. (Bloomberg) -- Vedanta Resources Ltd.’s Zambian copper mining unit has hired Rand Merchant Bank to help raise as much as $1 billion in debt financing for the expansion of its operations in the country. The unit of Vedanta — owned by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal — has tasked RMB with tapping lenders to fund investment at Konkola Copper Mines, according to people familiar with the matter.

5 days ago | financialpost.com | William Clowes

Advertisement 1Vedanta Resources Ltd.’s Zambian copper mining unit has hired Rand Merchant Bank to help raise as much as $1 billion in debt financing for the expansion of its operations in the country. Article content(Bloomberg) — Vedanta Resources Ltd.’s Zambian copper mining unit has hired Rand Merchant Bank to help raise as much as $1 billion in debt financing for the expansion of its operations in the country.

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Ougna Camara |William Clowes

(Bloomberg) -- Guinea’s transitional President General Mamadi Doumbouya instructed his government to withdraw permits and concessions from mining companies that don’t respect their legal commitments to the country. The head of state has “reiterated that compliance with contractual commitments and deadlines is non-negotiable,” Minister of Information and Communication Fana Soumah said late Thursday on state broadcaster Radio Television Guineenne.

6 days ago | bloomberglinea.com.br | Michael Kavanagh |James Attwood |William Clowes |Cynthia Matonhodze

Bloomberg — A KoBold chegou a um acordo preliminar para avançar com o desenvolvimento de um dos maiores depósitos de lítio de rocha dura do mundo na República Democrática do Congo. A empresa, apoiada pelos bilionários Bill Gates e Jeff Bezos, chegou a um acordo com a AVZ Minerals da Austrália para comprar a participação no projeto do depósito de Manono, de acordo com uma carta assinada pelo CEO da KoBold, Kurt House, e o CEO da AVZ, Nigel Ferguson.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Kavanagh |James Attwood |William Clowes

Lithium bearing rock at the a lithium mine. (Bloomberg) -- KoBold Metals Co. has reached a preliminary agreement to move forward with the development of one of the world’s biggest hard rock lithium deposits in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The firm, backed by billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, reached a framework agreement with Australia’s AVZ Minerals Ltd.