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Electric cars need cobalt and copper, and Zambia’s president-elect wants to supply it

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Hichilema’s plan is to ramp up mining in particular to jump-start Zambia’s economy – and provide the rapidly growing electric vehicle battery industry with crucial cobalt and copper. more… The post Electric cars need cobalt and copper, and Zambia’s president-elect wants to supply it appeared first on Electrek.

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Report: Japan and UK to invest jointly in critical minerals in Africa

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The two countries will also establish a framework for discussing economic security at the ministerial level, with a focus on supply chains. The two countries reportedly aim to cooperate in developing mines and to stabilize the supply of the minerals. billion) in public and private green investment.

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Zambia’s ZESCO Declares 1,000 MW Surplus in Power Generation — Is It Now Time To Accelerate EV Adoption?

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Zambia’s vertically integrated electricity utility, ZESCO Limited, which generates, transmits, distributes, and supplies electricity in Zambia, has declared that the country now has a surplus generation capacity of approximately 1000 MW.

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Finding Battery Minerals With AI

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Those are the four that we are focused on because we think that the supply gap is the greatest and your estimate may vary depending upon your forecast of electric vehicle adoption. And the way that we fill that supply gap is by finding new deposits, new sources of those metals around the world. What am I missing?

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Top 14 Electric Vehicle Motor Manufacturers in India: Driving Sustainable Mobility

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Saggu Electrical Industries Saggu Electrical Industries was established in the year 1982 to manufacture and supply high performance Electrical Motors. Additionally, India imports copper from countries like Chile, Australia, and Zambia. #2. They manufacture motors, DG sets, swithgear, etc. 13 Laxmi Hydraulics Pvt.

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Electra updates mineral resource estimate at its Iron Creek cobalt-copper project in Idaho

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The Idaho Cobalt Belt deposits are sediment-hosted copper-cobalt systems that are comparable to some of the largest sedimentary hosted cobalt deposits in the world located in the DRC and Zambia. The 2023 MRE follows the 2014 CIM Definition Standards on Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.

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US releases signed MOU with Congo and Zambia to strengthen EV battery value chain

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Through this MOU, the United States will support the commitment between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to develop jointly a supply chain for electric vehicle batteries. Zambia is the world’s sixth-largest copper producer, and the second largest cobalt producer in Africa.

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