Aluminium is an important global ingredient in industrial development.
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Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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President Tshisekedi’s government no longer has the excuse that it’s being hampered by the dead hand of his predecessor Joseph Kabila’s cabal.
Trucks taking iron ore from mines in Western Australia where it will probably be shipped overseas.
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We can use renewable energy to turn raw ore into higher-value processed metals, and that’s good for jobs and exports.
The beneficiation of diamonds has brought great benefits to Botswana.
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New analysis indicates that a strict beneficiation policy might not lead to optimal developmental outcomes.