Billionaire Robert Friedland's Congo copper discovery is now worth 12 million tonnes of metal
Ivanhoe says the Makoko district in the DRC now holds about 12 million tonnes of contained copper, a 30% increase, with a scoping study in 2027.
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Canadian mining billionaire Robert Friedland fires up Africa’s biggest copper smelter at Kamoa-Kakula
Billionaire mine financier Robert Friedland has lit the first flame at Kamoa-Kakula, launching Africa’s largest copper smelter in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nassef Sawiris, Egypt’s richest man, is now richer than Canadian billionaires Linda Campbel and Gaye Farncombe
Sawiris’ net worth has recently risen due to a surge in the value of his industrial assets.