First Quantum owns the Kansanshi and Sentinel copper mines in Zambia, which have become key to future output after Cobre Panama’s shutdown
The kingdom is working to secure access to lithium and other minerals as part of its goal to turn itself into a hub for battery and EV manufacturing
Vale and Manara Minerals is a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Mining Company, Ma’aden, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
The kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform in the second half of 2023 but a decision is not expected any time soon
The question of who controls the critical metals needed to both sustain and decarbonise the world’s economies has turned into a global flashpoint