"In West Africa new gold projects create demand for feasibility studies and environmental work, whereas in the Copperbelt the focus has fallen on expanding existing mines."
"Clean Air Metals realizes that the basket of metals we have at our Thunder Bay North project are on point for the direction that the world needs to go."
"DRC banks are in a relatively good financial position, with total deposits in the banking system at around US$14 billion and total lending at US$4-5 billion."
MACIG 2025 - Mining in Africa Country Investment Guide
It is said that mining is a patient industry. Current demand projections are not. Demand for minerals deemed ‘critical’ is set to increase almost fourfold by 2030, according to the UN. Demand for nickel, cobalt and lithium is predicted to double, triple and rise ten-fold, respectively, between 2022 and 2050. The world will need to mine more copper between 2018 and 2050 than it has mined throughout history. 2050 is also the deadline to curb emissions before reaching a point of ‘no return.’ The pace of mineral demand and the consequences of not meeting it force the industry to act fast and take more risks. Mining cannot afford to be a patient industry anymore. The scramble for supply drives miners back to geological credentials, and therefore to places like the African Central Copperbelt.