White House Pressed Australian Miner to Sell Congo Lithium Claim to US Firm

China’s Zijin Mining Group is preparing to begin extracting lithium from one of the world’s largest untapped deposits in the Democratic Republic of Congo as early as June — a deadline that has sharpened Washington’s increasingly aggressive push to lock down African mineral resources before Beijing can consolidate its lead. Zijin controls the northern half […] The post White House Pressed Australian Miner to Sell Congo Lithium Claim to US Firm appeared first on the deep dive.