Copper-cobalt concession near Kolwezi. The industrial project remained unfinished in July 2026; separate from its closed artisanal pilot.
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Chemaf was identified as the operator developing the mechanised Mutoshi mine in the January 2022 announcement.
The agreements also provide for the marketing by Trafigura of all the cobalt hydroxide produced from these assets operated by Chemaf,
In 2018, Trafigura signed a three-year cobalt hydroxide marketing agreement with mining company, Chemaf.