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DRC slams the brakes on battery metals boom
February 6, 2018
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Congo on collision course with miners over tax rises - Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/91c14b2c-068b-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5
Jan 31, 2018 -
The Democratic Republic of Congo is heading for a stand-off with some of the world's largest mining companies after legislators passed a revised mining law that is set to increase taxes on cobalt, an important metal for electric vehicle batteries.
Under the amended legislation, royalties for cobalt could rise ...
