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US Bill Aims to Counter China Control of Congo Critical Minerals
- Draft House bill requires critical minerals strategy for DRC
- Strategy would help secure supply of key battery metals
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The Chairman of the House Africa subcommittee, Representative John James of Michigan, introduced a bill requiring the creation of a US national strategy to secure supply chains of critical minerals from Democratic Republic of Congo.
The DRC produces about 70% of the world’s cobalt, an ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, and also has major deposits of copper, lithium, tantalum and germanium.