And the world realising that the DRC is where they will have to source the majority of lithium and cobalt from if they want the electric vehicle energy storage revolution to succeed.
The DRC has the largest high grade and lowest impurity lithium resource(AVZ) which can be accessed easily from and at surface and easily and cheaply converted to battery grade(lowest impurities) and the highest grade cobalt resources, another essential battery metal.
And this is why we are seeing investment flowing into the DRC. Take this recent investment of $600 million from European based commodity trader Trafigura to get this copper and cobalt mine built in the DRC. ***The DRC is also one of the world's largest copper producers essential for the electrification of the world