Zijin's Congo Lithium Mine Poised to Be Among World's Largest

First article: 24 mar. 2026, 15:00 | Last update: 24 mar. 2026, 15:00 | | 1 article

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Zijin Mining Group's lithium mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is on track to become one of the world's largest lithium production sites. This development highlights the DRC's increasing significance in the global lithium market, a critical component in electric vehicle batteries and other technologies. The mine's scale could have significant implications for the supply and pricing of lithium worldwide.

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Zijin’s Congo Lithium Mine Set to Be Among World’s Biggest

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Bloomberg William Clowes 24 mar. 2026, 15:00 (3 hours ago)

Zijin’s Congo Lithium Mine Set to Be Among World’s Biggest

The lithium mine Zijin Mining Group Co. plans to open this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to be one of the world’s biggest suppliers of the battery metal.

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Zijin Mining

Zijin Mining Group Co., Limited is a publicly-traded partly state-owned mining company headquartered in Longyan, Fujian, China. It is one of the largest producers of gold, copper, and zinc in the country, with operations across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo or less often Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 124 million people, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fourth-most populous in Africa and most populous Francophone country in the world. French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are over 200 indigenous languages, of which Lingala is the most widely spoken. The capital, largest city, and economic center is Kinshasa. The DRC is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north; Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania to the east; and Zambia and Angola to the south. Centered on the Congo Basin, most of the country's terrain is covered by dense rainforests and is crossed by many rivers, while the east and southeast are mountainous.

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Zijin's Congo Lithium Mine Poised to Be Among World's Largest

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