“We are building a pipeline of Congolese investment opportunities to attract more U.S. investment into the DRC,” said John Dunlop, mission director for Congo at the U.S. Agency for International Development, at an industry conference in June. The agency is already helping to foster supply chains for artisanally mined gold, linking cooperatives with buyers, refiners and jewelers in the U.S. and Europe, he said.USAID has launched a $20 million program to give grants ranging from $100,000 to $4 million to U.S. companies and other mining entities interested in sourcing critical minerals from Congo if they agree to support the integration of local companies and artisanal miners into the global supply chain. "
US approach to DRC is eco/political push to counter the influence of China . It maybe to little to late to impact cobalt supply but with the state of US politics I would hate to see Au a casualty of unbalanced policies that the Donald may possibly introduce to make" America Great Again" (if heaven forbid } the GOP get into the White House
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