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  • Congo rebels want to sell critical minerals to US

    From canadianminingjournal.com

    The Rwanda-backed M23 Congolese rebel group is looking to sell critical minerals directly to the United States, The Economist reported. M23, which controls large swaths of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is keen to pitch itself to the Trump administration as a potential supplier of strategically important minerals such as tantalum, tin and tungsten, the magazine says, citing interviews with leaders of the militia. The rebels are hoping that Washington’s push to secure non-Chinese sources of critical minerals could translate into political legitimacy and economic support. Eastern Congo is among the ... (full story)

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