"Our goal is to create a high-value end-product through a strategic partnership between Canada, where further processing and refining would take place, and Colombia and the DRC, as key supply sources."
"Normet is more focused on growing organically and creating hubs. We will convert and migrate from a dealer-operated model to a go-direct model once there are scale economies and it is economically viable."
"5G is on its way; it will provide the infrastructure needed to deploy the full range of innovations and open a world of possibilities for the DRC's mining sector."
"The country is experiencing a real boom, in the sense that we've enjoyed several years of stability. The problem is how the Congo is perceived abroad."
"We are investing significantly in our project cargo capacities, like specialized trucks. Uganda and Tanzania in the East, but also Angola and the rest of West Africa are key growth markets."
Latam North and Caribbean Mining 2025 - Digital Interactive
A convergence of high-commodity prices and low valuations, on the back of a structural deficit in exploration and discoveries, has set the perfect scene for increased M&A. The leverage is particularly high for acquisitions in Latam North and the Caribbean, where stocks do not command the high premiums of tier-one jurisdictions. But M&A is only a quick fix to the global resource replenishment crisis.