Relief as Chinese firm reaches royalty deal on Congo cobalt mine, but stockpile sparks price fears
Published on: Monday 24 April 2023
Chinese mining giant CMOC Group has resolved a royalty payments dispute with a major miner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, successfully negotiating the complex political environment in the central African country. Shares in CMOC, which is listed on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges, surged on the news that it had settled the 10-month dispute with state-owned Gecamines over royalties from its giant Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine. But the deal is also expected to fre